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Jesus Invites Us to Fast
"The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast" (Matthew 9:15). Sisters, these days of fasting have come. Welcome to Lent! Jesus,...
His Law Means Our Happiness
Growing up, my family had this delightful wood-burning stove that we would faithfully light in the cold winter months. Every autumn that meant hauling load upon load of firewood to...
Even Now
"Even now, says the Lord, return to me . . ." (Joel 2:12-18). The first line of today's First Reading took my breath away. Even now, after sin and failure,...
Lent Is About Love
As we savor the last morsels of Mardi Gras and lean into Ash Wednesday tomorrow, we probably have our Lenten goals set. But goals can be tricky. It’s easy to...
I Would Do Anything for Love, But I Won’t Do That
It’s my favorite and least favorite Lenten preparation: being honest about what I should give up and take up for the forty days of fasting we’ll embark upon on this...
Death Does Sting
“O Death, where is your sting?” is a powerful battle cry in the face of Satan who has lost to Christ’s astounding victory. (See 1 Corinthians 15:55.) My inner poet...
He Wants to Be with You
I remember a favorite picture from my childhood Bible of today’s Gospel reading from Saint Mark. Jesus sat beneath a tree, His face lit by a warm smile. A small...
Our Broken Hearts Were Made for More
The more time I spend in Scripture, the more relevance I draw from the inspired word of God in application to the ordinary life around me. In our culture as...
Your Rooted Habits of Sin, and Mine
You have your list of sins, sister. I have mine, including my favorites, the ones I don't want to actually stamp out, or, as the Gospel tells us, cut off....
Resting in Him, Not My Accomplishments
I don't want to be last . . . at anything. I fight the desire and temptation to be seen and noticed—whether that's by my husband, or friends, or strangers...
Open to Life, Open to His Will
I was in the throes of dealing with another positive pregnancy test. The overwhelming emotions of anxiety, fear, frustration, disbelief, and exhaustion crowded out the beautiful possibility of new life,...
The Father Knows Best
When I was five years old, I skipped kindergarten. To my horror, I was placed in a foreign classroom and overwhelmed by my new freedoms as a 1st grader. Our...
