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Wholeheartedly Committed
Much of my prayer time lately has revolved around what it means to be interested in following Jesus versus what it means to be committed to following Jesus. And what...
A Love That Wills the Good
I have a simple, hand-painted wooden sign that hangs above the table in my kitchen. It is robin's egg blue with curvy white lettering that reads, "Love God. Love People."...
Remain in His Love
A few months ago, my guardian angel bracelet sparked a conversation with a woman on my flight who was particularly curious about the relationship between my life as a student...
Literally Impossible
Today is the feast of Saint Rita of Cascia, the patron Saint of impossible causes alongside our buddy, Saint Jude. And the Good Lord knows we all have about one...
Peace in the Storm
Lately, it feels like I have been living in a storm. I am the parent of a child with special health needs and, for the first time since he was...
Transformation of the Shield
I sit in the chapel and come undone, my small form huddled before the God of the Universe. I’m physically exhausted from chronic illness attacks. I’m cradling deep wounds, fighting...
Does Your Love Spill Out?
There was something different about Carla. I was a college student and her oldest child was a freshman in high school, but I didn’t care about the age gap. I...
Ugh, Jealous
Why can’t I pray like she does? How many times have I jealously thought this to myself? I have wondered why others appear to have closer relationships with God. She...
Your Example, Their Encounter
I love Saint Paul, and I love him in the Acts of the Apostles! He was able to speak more concisely than he wrote. (Seriously, in all his letters he...
The Spring Will Come
Spring is starting here in Southern California. After months of an unusually dreary season, the light is beginning to peek through the clouds and the cold, wet ground is beginning...
What Does Remaining Look Like for You?
I remember the relief of not being chosen last for kickball. It wasn’t that I loved kickball. I just didn’t want to feel forgotten. “Pick me! Choose me!” The desire...
The Gentle Light of Mary
On this day 102 years ago a beautiful woman dressed in blazing white appeared to three shepherd children tending a field in rural nowhere, Portugal. Her message to them would...
