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Family Ties

Family Ties

And looking around at those seated in the circle [Jesus] said, "Here are my mother and my brothers.” // Mark 3:34 When I was preparing to marry my husband, one of...
January 22, 2024
The Surrender of the Martyrs

The Surrender of the Martyrs

Those who trust in him shall understand truth, and the faithful shall abide with him in love: Because grace and mercy are with his holy ones, and his care is with his elect....
November 23, 2023
Bitter, Wild Grapes

Bitter, Wild Grapes

Then he looked for the crop of grapes, but what it yielded was wild grapes. // Isaiah 5:2 Bitterness: one of the differences between a good crop of grapes and...
October 07, 2023
The Fruit of A Generous Heart

The Fruit of A Generous Heart

“But as for the seed that fell on rich soil, they are the ones who, when they have heard the word, embrace it with a generous and good heart, and bear...
September 22, 2023
His Healing Hands

His Healing Hands

Children were brought to Jesus that he might lay his hands on them and pray. // Matthew 19:13 I have to be honest with you, sister. As I read today’s...
August 18, 2023
Counting Our Blessings

Counting Our Blessings

“But blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear.” // Matthew 13:16 We shuffled into the pew as quietly as possible and sat near a...
July 26, 2023
Rich in Him

Rich in Him

We are treated . . . as having nothing and yet possessing all things. // 2 Corinthians 6:8-10 I walked into the bare room, devoid of any color or decorations....
June 18, 2023
Gifts Poured Out Extravagantly

Gifts Poured Out Extravagantly

“He does not ration his gift of the Spirit.” // John 3:34 My then-fiancé was curious: what does it mean to be “charismatic”? All he could imagine were some weird...
April 19, 2023

The Salt Makes Us Thirsty

“You are the salt of the earth.” // Matthew 5:13 I was on a four-day pilgrimage to a Marian shrine, and it was glorious: the pain, the satisfaction, the sweat,...
February 05, 2023
The Salt Makes Us Thirsty

The Salt Makes Us Thirsty

“You are the salt of the earth.” // Matthew 5:13 I was on a four-day pilgrimage to a Marian shrine, and it was glorious: the pain, the satisfaction, the sweat,...
February 04, 2023
Start to Live Again

Start to Live Again

God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love you have demonstrated for his name by having served and continuing to serve the holy ones. //...
January 17, 2023
On Our Lady's Lap

On Our Lady's Lap

Nay rather, I have stilled and quieted my soul like a weaned child. Like a weaned child on its mother’s lap, so is my soul within me. // Psalm 131:2*...
December 09, 2022