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Love Even Them
But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you[.] (Mt 5:44) I was twenty-six years old. I drove my car out to the barn...
Taking It All in Love
Once on a long ferry ride from the small island where we lived in the middle of the Caribbean Sea, I stood on the deck and prayed that Jesus would...
Jesus, Truly Present
Today we celebrate the solemnity of Corpus Christi, and I’m reminded of a similar day I celebrated many years ago. At the time, a friend of mine from out of...
What Not to Say: A Language Primer for Catholics
My father is a decorated Navy fighter pilot, as was his father before him. As the firstborn, and with no brothers to do it, I figured it was up to...
Let the Light In
I remember when the call came in. I remember the fear, the anguish, the panic. But more so, I remember the darkness. Because when you find out that someone you...
Love, Not the Law, Saves Us
I entered the Catholic Church as a young adult after a self-imposed exile from my childhood faith. When I told a friend of my decision, a furrow appeared between her...
Let Us Shine
When was the best day of your life? Do you like to go back and relive the beauty of that day in your memories? When I remember the best day...
Courage, Sister
There’s a whole lot of encouragement happening in the First Reading. It’s mentioned at least ten times! But it’s not your everyday cheerleader encouragement that Saint Paul is referring to...
Being Made Little in Love
I am writing this at my nine-year-old daughter's bedside in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. The last six weeks have been rough as we went from learning she had two...
Our Need of God
I was talking to my mom recently about a foul mood that I could not shake. It lasted for days, and I was aware the whole time that there was...
Do All Dogs Go To Heaven?
Having served a Youth Minister for nine years, I have heard a lot of unique questions from many young people. Some of the most interesting ones have particularly been around...
Whose Image?
“Repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God,” we hear Jesus instruct in the Gospel today. This is a familiar line from Scripture, yet...
