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You Are Set Free of Your Infirmity
I was eighteen years old when I decided that I was tired of living a wishy-washy faith. My faith had been fueled by one retreat after another only to fizz...
How Much Do You Love Yourself?
I’ve been intentionally following Jesus for more than half of my life now, but I still haven’t managed to nail down one of His two most important commandments. "You shall...
Belonging to Something Greater than Ourselves
Although it’s been many years since I moved out of my parents’ home, I remember it like it was yesterday. In one week’s time, I landed a promising job and...
Every New Day I Start Again
Most mornings I get up, stumble to the living room and my well-worn chair and say morning prayer before my kids wake up. Sometimes these mornings are already filled with...
Extinguishing Vices, Growing Virtues
Contained in every life advancement or achievement, there is both a "no" and a "yes" involved. If I want to compete in a triathlon, I must say "no" to lazy...
Avoid Being a Last-Minute Christian
When I was a child I had a number of chores that I was expected to do after school before my parents got home. The short list was laid out...
The Hardest Prayer to Pray
Last Lent, I had the opportunity to do the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius for the first time. A long-time fan of Ignatian spirituality, I decided it was high time...
Hoarding or Sharing Your Riches Makes a Difference
For months she had requested that we go on an afternoon walk through the cemetery. Maybe it was years. I packed up my toddler, and we met my sister-in-law at...
Our Hearts Belonged to Him Anyway
I don’t often ponder the philosophy behind someone’s hair. I’ve always figured it was simple—a ponytail equates to convenience; a braid equates to convenience with a little hint of moxie;...
Connect with God as His Chosen
“Pick me, pick me, pick me . . . .” Over on the sidelines I stand hoping, pleading inwardly that someone will choose me to come right over, Red Rover,...
Just Burn Me at the Stake, Already
In today’s Gospel, Jesus says, “I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body but after that can do no more.” (Luke 12:4) Throughout...
His Mercy Is Freely Given
I can still hear the Irish brogue of the retired Monseigneur who often heard my confession when I was a teenager. He taught me so much about how to receive...
