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Be the Advocate
One afternoon, a patient walked into our office without an appointment with tooth pain. After telling me her symptoms, she burst into tears. Through sobs she apologized for crying and...
Blooming as a Missionary Disciple, Right Where We Are
Sometimes I struggle with the fact that my faith is so childlike. I'm not great at articulating the core truths of our Catholic faith. I'm not the best at effectively...
Fractured Relationships, What God Desires for Us
It wasn’t uncommon for my exasperated mom to cry out, “I can’t have anything nice because of you kids!” when my brothers or I broke, stained, or ruined something around...
Blessed Are You Who Believed
Imagine the joy of the Blessed Mother at the moment of her Assumption. There she is as a unified human being with both her body and soul brought into Heaven...
Shrinking Away or Stepping Up
When my husband and I were raising our four children, we were acutely aware of our responsibility to help them navigate the physical, emotional, and spiritual dangers of this life,...
Will You Let Him Hold You?
"Amen, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will not enter the Kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 18:3). A couple years ago while on a retreat...
Notice Small Miracles
I have a friend who reminds herself each day to "notice small miracles." This is a not only a phrase that she recalls to mind, but rather an attitude that...
Jesus, Would You Surprise Me?
For the last few months I have begun praying a simple, little prayer in the morning as I drive to work: Jesus, would You just come and surprise me? Allow...
It's One Step at a Time
I closed my eyes and breathed in the ocean air. It was a gorgeous day and I was looking forward to a hike with my family. However, a portion of...
Moses' Five-Minute Play-by-Play
Sometimes when I am having a particularly challenging day, I take five minutes and mentally look back at a play-by-play of my life. In visualizing the many peaks and valleys...
Growing Our Thoughts to Be Like His
“You, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it” (Matthew 16:18). Jesus’ words that declared...
Lies, Love Notes, and Identity
My parents recently gave me a box of old pictures from storage. Inside, a familiar face stared back—mine, morphing from sixth to twelfth grade. I looked happy enough, but the...
