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A Beautifully Unfair God
“To one he gave five talents; to another, two; to a third, one—to each according to his ability.” (Matthew 25:15) At a young age, I mastered the art of comparison....
Our Mission is Holiness
As a teen, when I thought of holiness I imagined priests and nuns kneeling in church praying quietly. It seemed completely removed from my daily life and so unlike me....
Now Is the Acceptable Time
I am a chronic procrastinator. This is especially true when I am faced with a daunting task. Teach myself a new skill I’m itching to learn? I must find the...
Photo-Ready or Free?
The Gospel today provides us with some of the most compelling and even scary imagery to launch us into a more sincere relationship with God. I entered the convent thinking...
Live Like Saint John
It was August 2007. I was sitting in the waiting room of a tattoo parlor with sweaty hands. Trying to process how I, the girl who is petrified of needles,...
Keeping Silent But Praising
Do you ever wonder what you might have said to Jesus if you were in Saint Peter’s shoes? I think I might have sounded a bit like this, “Wait, what?...
Ultimate Romance Story
Today's story in the reading about Ruth has always made my sentimental heart swoon. Her passionate loyalty to her mother-in-law, her work ethic, her willingness to go into the unknown...
With All Your Heart
About two months ago I decided I wanted to sit and read my entire Bible in one year. And while I’ve had a fairly good grasp of the New Testament...
Come and See
Jesus is gathering His disciples. One by one, they encounter Him and follow Him. Philip runs to find Nathanael. "We have found the one about whom Moses wrote in the...
Unworthy of His Generosity
I have always found this Gospel passage to be difficult to accept. There's a strong part of me that craves rules to be followed, duties to be done, and dues...
Hard for the Rich
In John Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes of Wrath, there is a scene where Ma Joad has no money and is helped by a man who is almost as poor as...
A Heart Divided
I vividly remember being in holy hour after my first week as a summer missionary at Covecrest, a Life Teen camp, subconsciously letting my prayer flow from a place of...
