Devotions

Squelching Your Conscience, Being Like David - Blessed Is She

Today's First Reading always makes me somewhat queasy. David goes to great lengths, all to cover up his own sin....

The Divine Promise-Keeper - Blessed Is She

“God will provide.” A simple phrase my mom refers to as 'my tagline.' They are words I have repeated for...

Gardener of My Heart - Blessed Is She

It is the dead of winter here in the Upper Midwest. Dead isn’t really accurate, is it? Perhaps a more...

Dancing Inside, Completed by His Love - Blessed Is She

Father processed throughout the room, the gleaming monstrance held high, light reflecting from the shiny points surrounding the Eucharist. The...

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His Endless Mercy - Blessed Is She

Cold fear filled my heart as I waited in the long Confession line, dreading pronouncing the words that named my...

Do Not Be Afraid of the Darkness - Blessed Is She

"The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light" (Isaiah 9:2). Sisters, we are all walking together on...

The Totality of the Circumstances Test - Blessed Is She

"These signs will accompany those who believe . . . " (Mark 16:17). In today's Gospel, Our Lord tells the...

You Called Me By Name - Blessed Is She

You called me. Appointed me. You called me by name, into existence. You called me to be with You. You...

Whatcha Heard About Me? - Blessed Is She

In high school, I lost my best friend. We used to be neighbors, and we had been friends since we...

The Lord Delivers Us - Blessed Is She

The snow whipped around our car as we traveled through the wet lake-effect snowstorm east of Lake Erie. My Michigan-native...

Still Working on This Discernment Thing - Blessed Is She

On paper, this guy was perfect, everything I wanted in a future spouse. It was like God had designed him...

Little Calls from God - Blessed Is She

I heard the bell buzz over the intercom and groaned inwardly. I was supposed to put down my work and...

Climbing Every Mountain and Trying to Do the Lord's Will - Blessed Is She

If you were to ask me to quote the entirety of the film "The Sound of Music" from memory, I...

Following Him for the Long Haul and Today - Blessed Is She

My preschooler asks how many minutes remain in his quiet time for the fifth time today, and the baby woke...

Community, Trust, and Healing - Blessed Is She

Community matters. Community is often a word or idea that so easily gets brushed aside. It's easy to go about...

Lord, Heal Me of My Fear - Blessed Is She

The leper in today’s Gospel (Mark 1:40-45) asks to be made clean, healed of his disease. It’s a request I...

Good . . . er . . . Busy - Blessed Is She

“Good . . . good . . . busy . . . really busy . . . but good.” Those...