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Can You Relate?
Very few people have inspired me more on my faith journey than Pope Saint John Paul II. He has been a trusted companion, powerful intercessor, and source of encouragement for...
Unearthing the Prophet's Prophecies
If I could go back to any moment in history, I would want to be present on this night in the Upper Room. After days of chaos, fear, and confusion,...
Shark Fears & Boat Rides with Jesus
The first (and only!) time I saw the movie Jaws, I completely freaked out. A giant killer shark with eerie background music; that was enough to make any of us...
Land of the Worrying
I have always told people back home that post-grade life in D.C. is like living in “the land of the worrying.” What if I never get the job I want?...
I Want To Be EXTRA for the Holy Spirit
As I paced my tiny office, an internal argument was raging. It’s none of my business. She already said everything is fine. She does not need my help. She said...
Let the LIGHT Conquer Your Darkness
I remember sitting across from the priest. I had just unloaded some pretty heavy stuff. He looked at me with gentleness, reached over, and flopped his Magnificat open to the...
JPII Says We’re a Great Tree: the Mystery and Gift of Our Unity
Today we read: “The community of believers was of one heart and mind” (Acts 4:32). Looking around me, I can’t say that description jumps readily to mind. In my extended...
Bold Questions to Our Author
God writes our stories. Past, present, and future. He's the best author, amen?! But it's also okay to question why things happen. When we read in the Acts of the...
His Woundedness and My Own
Jetlagged from traveling five thousand miles and exhausted from standing on cobblestones from 6pm to 6am, we finally made it into Saint Peter’s Square. The Vatican estimated over 800,000 people...
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...
A Fisher of Men
I held back tears behind my closed door. I had been home less than a day and had lost it already with my kids. After spending the weekend on retreat...
We Are Witnesses, Too
"You are witnesses of these things" (Luke 24:48). The disciples were astonished as Jesus approached them. The crucifixion had come and gone. Jesus was no longer with them as their...
