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Coffee Makers, Dresses Inside-Out, and Jesus the Lamp Trimmer
It was a briskly cold morning of a whopping 8 degrees above zero. I girded what I could feel of my loins, loaded the van with an extra large coffee...
What Is Trust?
Does today’s Gospel overwhelm you? It has long intimidated me. But today as Jesus addresses His questioning disciples, I imagine something new: a path lined with His children, faces upturned...
My Salvation Check List
Can you imagine what it must have been like for the people of Israel, what a bloodied and stench-filled event the atonement for their sins must have been? Every year...
Join the Winning Team
In high school, I played tennis for my school. Our team was middle of the road. We were not state champions, we never won our division, but we played well...
Mystical Body Visible
The world becomes ablaze with beauty when you pause long enough to watch the hands and feet of Jesus at work. I learned of this truth, when after a week...
Keeping the Fire Burning
Living in California, we don’t have freezing winters, so cold days are memorable. On those days, we loved to have a fire in the fireplace, but it wasn’t always successful....
I’m So Here for This, Lord
“Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will” (Responsorial Psalm). I WANT to do God’s will. Really I do. But how can I know what that is? Well,...
Showing Up Despite What Others Think
It's a difficult truth that sometimes when we do good work, really good work, we might be criticized or even hated for it. I think artists and performers know this...
Reviving Hope for the Unborn
Sometimes I lose hope that abortion will be eradicated in our world. I hate that my soul is so easily swayed in this regard; but maybe you have felt this...
The Secret to Becoming a Saint
Lately, the distance between my human life and the Divine Life of Christ seems insurmountable. I’m trying to love God and others, despite my weaknesses and failings. I desire more...
To the Brim
Today’s reading about the marriage at Cana is so well known, I usually gloss over it. But something struck me this time. Saint John wrote that Jesus told the servers...
Suffering Joyfully: He'll Help Us
It was just another Saturday morning in the confessional line with my family. As I examined my conscience, I realized that I had been a major crank with my family...
