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Let My Heart Long for Heaven
As our liturgical year closes tonight, we end with a somber tone in today’s Gospel. Jesus' words feel so heavy and hard and gloomy. My melancholic heart loves it because...
Undeniable True Presence
I’m always amazed at the immense faith and trust Saints Peter and Andrew (whose Feast Day we celebrate today) show in today’s reading from the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 4,...
How to Get Invited to the Wedding
Today you may have looked at the readings and thought, “Not today. I don’t have the strength for apocalyptic Scripture right now.” I get that. There is so much going...
Yours and Mine
While I was praying one day, I had a vision. I was in a vast field. It was acres and acres of golden flowers up to my waist with no...
Narnia and Our Own End Times
The first time I read C.S. Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia I was an adult, pregnant with my third child. When the baby was born, we suffered a traumatic birth...
Give from My Poverty
Jesus looked up. Jesus noticed. Jesus saw the poor widow. She was alone. She used to have more. She missed her husband. She was unsure about her future. The two...
Out to Redeem Myself
There was a time when my desire for holiness became less about the Lord, and more about impressing people. I was a girl desperately seeking to redeem myself. I ached...
Marriage in Heaven?
Today my older sister celebrates her wedding day. She spent many years joyfully participating in the family lives of her siblings, earning "most adored auntie" title. She's helped us raise...
Insatiable Sweet Tooth; Insatiable Love of the Lord
I have an enormous sweet-tooth. Candy, chocolate, ice cream. Crisps and crumbles, cakes, pie. Whatever. If it is a vehicle for sugar, I am ready with a napkin tucked into...
Seeing Jesus in the Person Across the Table
In today’s Gospel, Jesus weeps over Jerusalem because the people were missing so much. (Luke 19:41-42). He, their greatest gift, was in their midst. He was with them every day,...
Homeward Bound
Today’s reading from the Book of Revelation depicts a strangely beautiful vision of heavenly worship, pointing to the end of history and the Last Judgment. (Revelation 4:1-11). But go back...
Messy Houses and Open Hearts
The doorbell rang and I froze, dust rag in hand. Piles of laundry were still scattered across the couch, toys and crumbs littered the floor, precariously-stacked dishes adorned the counters....
