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A Gospel for Gardeners
A few months ago I received a plant as a gift. It came in one of those plastic pots that you might find in the floral section of your grocery...
Called to Transformation
My Catholic faith is a simple fact of who I am. I go to Mass; I pray; I don’t eat meat on Fridays; I spend time with Scripture. These are...
He Is the Way
As a child, I alphabetized my books on the shelf, kept a detailed inventory of my Halloween candy, and organized my socks by color. I grew into an adult who...
The Difference of a Grateful Smile
A guest needed to pick up some things that had been shipped to the wrong address, and there was no one else available to take her when I received a...
The Gifts of Christian Life
While a cradle Catholic, there have been times in my life I have taken my faith for granted. It wasn't until college that my faith was not just the faith...
Looking for God (and Phones) in All the Wrong Places
The other day I managed to lose my phone. I managed to lose my phone in the brief moment I had stopped at home between getting off work and picking...
He Knows Your Name
I knew my first son’s name before he was born. I knew his name before his father sat beside me on the steps of the cathedral and presented to me...
He Carries Us Home
It’s a crucial point in nearly every romantic comedy. Our heroine is distraught. Something, or someone, has hurt her. In her pain, she recoils. She insists she wants to be...
The Transformative Love of Christ
I love today's First Reading because it shows two different examples of living out the faith. First, you have Tabitha. She went about her days completely occupied with good deeds....
Longing to Participate
“What?!” I imagine myself exclaiming in disbelief and increased excitement while watching the great drama unfold. “What?!” I shout again, as my jaw hangs open with every new twist in...
Build that Bible Habit
Sometimes when I underline something I also unintentionally cross words out. Those pretty, hand-lettered bullet journals and Bibles on Instagram and Pinterest? They intimidate me to the point that when...
Proclaiming the Messiah Fearlessly
Can you imagine being a disciple of Christ at the time of Saint Stephen’s martyrdom? I have a hard time holding it together with life’s daily frustrations . . ....