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Every Moment Is an Annunciation - Blessed Is She

Every Moment Is an Annunciation

The day I found out I was pregnant with our fourth child was a hard one. See, my pregnancy with number three was one of the darkest times of my...
March 25, 2019
You and Moses Are Not That Different - Blessed Is She

You and Moses Are Not That Different

Have you ever felt uncertain about something you sensed God was calling you to do? Maybe it was to have a difficult conversation with a coworker or family member. Or...
March 24, 2019
God Yearns for Our Nearness - Blessed Is She

God Yearns for Our Nearness

I love how today's readings fall on a Saturday because this is the of the week day I frequent Confession. And the parable about the prodigal son—the one who comes...
March 23, 2019
Your Gifts Don't Diminish My Gifts - Blessed Is She

Your Gifts Don't Diminish My Gifts

“Dang, she has great . . . That girl is the master at . . . I hate her.” I see one thing I think I want: a {more} beautiful...
March 22, 2019
Jesus Was My Lazarus - Blessed Is She

Jesus Was My Lazarus

The parable of the rich man and Lazarus in today's Gospel would often make me give myself a prideful pat on the back. I would never nonchalantly ignore a poor...
March 21, 2019
Asking with Courageous Faith - Blessed Is She

Asking with Courageous Faith

Do you know what you want? Do you know what you really want for yourself, your loved ones, and for your life? And are you asking God for that? Recently...
March 20, 2019
Saint Joseph and His Fearless Faith - Blessed Is She

Saint Joseph and His Fearless Faith

Today, on the Solemnity of Saint Joseph, spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, I sit in awe of of this man's faith and trust in God's plan and provision. "Through...
March 19, 2019
Examining Our Habits - Blessed Is She

Examining Our Habits

As we begin our journey through Lent we should be examining our habits of sin (we all have them!) and begin lamenting those sins just as Daniel laments in today's...
March 18, 2019
Waiting, Courage, and the Cold Ultrasound Wand - Blessed Is She

Waiting, Courage, and the Cold Ultrasound Wand

"Wait for the LORD with courage; be stouthearted, and wait for the LORD" (Psalm 27:14). Last month I waited on a cold ultrasound exam room table. I waited under a...
March 17, 2019
He Is Rewriting the Story - Blessed Is She

He Is Rewriting the Story

Today’s Gospel is one I often dismiss in familiarity. Love your enemies, pray for those who persecute you. Beyond having heard it hundreds of times, I frequently convince myself it...
March 16, 2019
Keep On Fighting - Blessed Is She

Keep On Fighting

It was a Saturday afternoon, and I was at my church in line for confession. While I awaited my turn I went through my mental list of things I wanted...
March 15, 2019
Stones and Snakes Instead of Bread and Fish - Blessed Is She

Stones and Snakes Instead of Bread and Fish

I’ve come to expect that my Lent will never end up quite the way I envisioned it. One year that I felt especially convicted about Lenten fasting and giving up...
March 14, 2019