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Jesus Is Here!
Have you ever stopped to wonder which Christmas song Saint John the Baptist might like the most? (Me neither, until writing this devotion.) After ruling out a few, I came...
See a Great Light
One of my favorite things about the years I spent living in Alaska was the drama of the seasons. In the spring, in Anchorage, you gain six minutes of sunlight...
That Terrifying Jump
I couldn’t sleep the other night. As the sound of the fan whooshed through the quiet of our room, my mind began blaring the distress signal. It started as a...
Tis the Season for Detachment and Radical Trust
Christmas is coming . . . what do you have your heart set on receiving this year? A shiny new something? Quality time with loved ones that’s somehow stress-free? Health...
Carrying Jesus to the World
We clustered nervously in the hallway outside the door to her room, clutching containers of bubbles and sidewalk chalk as the children bounced around, impatient for the fun to begin....
Earth, Home, Womb, and Heart
As I sit down to write each devotion, I say a simple prayer. Come Holy Spirit. Allow me to write exactly what these women need to read. Allow Your message...
O Root of Jesse’s Stem
Five months ago, I was in the Holy Land on pilgrimage and had the opportunity to pray in Bethlehem. The Church of the Nativity and the Shepherd’s Fields were full...
He Comes to Save You
"She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins" (Matthew 1:21). “God saves”—that’s the mystery of this season....
The Nature of Jesus
It may not be the most popular Gospel passage in the New Testament, but there is something about the genealogy of Christ that really moves me. Maybe it's the monotony...
The Word of the Day is Joy
Sisters! Happy Gaudete Sunday! Have you been to Mass yet today? Have you seen your priest in his rose-colored vestments or lit the rose-colored candle in your own Advent wreath?...
Coming Down the Mountain
Coming down from a mountaintop experience is challenging! Just ask Saints Peter, James, and John. They witnessed one of the most defining moments in Christ's time on Earth in the...
You Can't Have It Both Ways
For years before my deep conversion, I led a “double-soul-life.” I am a cradle Catholic, but I truly encountered Jesus as a Person for the first time when I was...
