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The Mystery of Salvation over Root Beer
"Then who can be saved?” Jesus looked at them and said, “For human beings it is impossible, but not for God. All things are possible for God" (Mark 10:26-27). I...
Adulting or Taking Up Our Cross
"Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me" (Mark 8:34). I set down my phone, again, after picking it up and considering...
The Reluctant Gift of Suffering and Burnt Pizza
"I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake" (Colossians 1:24). I carefully moved the covers off my burning feet. "Remove the plastic BEFORE you put the pizza in the oven,"...
Endless Mercy, Spinach Pizza, and Horses
"His mercy endures forever" (Psalm 136:1). I steadied my fingertips on the table. I counted to three, well maybe two. I turned to my sister. Our built-in booth in the...
Shrewd Simple Serpents Fight Back
"Behold, I am sending you like sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and simple as doves" (Matthew 10:16). I entered the back of the lecture...
Bad Bangs, Blue Book Exams, and Rejoicing
"Those who sow in tears shall reap rejoicing" (Responsorial Psalm) My hands trembled as I turned the pages of my exam blue book that end of my second semester of...
A Toddler-Like Refusal of God's Word
"Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him and we will come to him" (John 14:23). My son pushed back his chair, slammed down his...
Blessed Are You
"Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, “Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb" (Luke 1:41-42)....
Bitter Minnesota Night and Proclaiming the Gospel
"Go into the whole world and proclaim the Gospel to every creature" (Mark 16:15). I laughed uneasily. Would it be considered tittering? For a freshman in college hoping the borrowed...
His Song, a New Song
"Sing to the LORD a new song" (Responsorial Psalm). I look back on Advent past and think, I have wasted another liturgical season. Yes, we had the wreath out, and...
All Kinds of Messy Relationships
"The only thing that could make our situation weirder is if my parents got divorced again," I half-joked to a close family friend while delivering the news that after nearly...
I'm In, Are You?
He said to him,“You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind" (Matthew 22:37). We drove along the stretch...
