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When We Pray - Blessed Is She

When We Pray

Have you ever noticed in the Bible how people pray before undertaking a great task? They call out to God for His assistance, and He always responds with aid. The...
April 24, 2017
We Are the Easter People - Blessed Is She

We Are the Easter People

The Lord has had to patiently teach me the Divine Mercy devotion over years. My interest in the devotion grew during my first assignment after having been in my religious...
April 23, 2017
Me for Who I Am - Blessed Is She

Me for Who I Am

I love when we get to the Acts of the Apostles during the liturgical year. What a story, right? The strife, the conflict, the questions, and the confusion alongside the...
April 22, 2017
Leaping into the Water - Blessed Is She

Leaping into the Water

Saint Peter leaps into the water to go after Our Risen Lord in today's Gospel. He gathers up his garment and just goes for it. Splash! Right in. After three...
April 21, 2017
Don't Play It Safe - Blessed Is She

Don't Play It Safe

I fell in love with Scripture while reading the Acts of the Apostles. One night I sat down with my Bible, determined that if I was going to be a...
April 20, 2017
Walk Beside Me, Lord - Blessed Is She

Walk Beside Me, Lord

To have Jesus walk beside you, to tell you why He came to earth, how His coming was foretold from the beginning of Scripture, can you imagine? To hear Christ...
April 19, 2017
Seeing Jesus Through the Tears - Blessed Is She

Seeing Jesus Through the Tears

How beautiful that Jesus meets Saint Mary Magdalene in her pain. Jesus is not repelled by her tears or the depth of her sadness, but rather He calls to her...
April 18, 2017
He Is Waiting - Blessed Is She

He Is Waiting

I knelt with my two girls in Mass today and just breathed in the love. It was at the tail end of the Liturgy of the Eucharist and we had...
April 17, 2017
From the Cross to the Resurrection - Blessed Is She

From the Cross to the Resurrection

One Thursday in Lent I made a trip to my doctor's office. Unbeknownst to me, she was really, really behind schedule. As the minutes ticked by in that perpetual waiting...
April 16, 2017
Their Story, His Story, Our Story - Blessed Is She

Their Story, His Story, Our Story

This is the story of salvation history. And because Christ died for your sins, this is your history, too. "In the beginning . . . " In the beginning God...
April 15, 2017
Do Not Look Away - Blessed Is She

Do Not Look Away

How easy it is to skip the hard part when we know what happens on Sunday. We are tempted in our humanity to gloss over the anguish and sting of...
April 14, 2017
Not Afraid to Be Humble - Blessed Is She

Not Afraid to Be Humble

On the morning of my college graduation, my fellow graduates and I gathered on the long shaded walkway leading to the auditorium. Inside, our family and friends were waiting; outside,...
April 13, 2017