Being Cultivated
As a young Christian I sometimes focused more on what I was not supposed to do. Don't love the best seat in the synagogues. Don't load people with burdens...
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Breaking the Chains
Do parts of Scripture ever remind you of movie scenes? I always think of the movie Braveheart when I hear Saint Paul remind the Galatians to "stand firm therefore...
Freedom
Oh, to have God give us concrete signs! Wouldn't it be great to have a direct sign from God about what choices to make for our lives? What should we...
Making Choices
I have always been so perplexed by this Gospel. The reading from the Psalms? Great. Got it. At every wedding. God is Great; God is Good; He'll take care...
Identity Transformation
Just imagine . . . a woman calling out to Jesus and telling Him that His Mother is blessed—and Jesus, in reply, tells her rather it is we who...
Wholly One, Only Whole
I am often a house divided. In fact, I spend most evenings running through a list of how much I'd like to change, and how determined I am to...
He Will Provide
"How much more will the Heavenly Father give . . . ?" Can you or I or wise theologians even begin to guess how much our Heavenly Father will...
You are a Beloved Daughter
Every time I pray the Our Father I can't help but remind myself that these words were first spoken from the lips of Jesus. Is there a more perfect...
He Knows You
It's a haunting notion, that God knows us inside and out. He can "discern [our] thoughts from afar" as the Psalmist tell us. He is even "acquainted with all [our]...
A Different Gospel
Oh, how the first reading spoke to me today: “I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are...
To the Anxious Ones
To the anxious ones: There are always a few of those thoughts lurking in the back of my mind, waiting to come out at night. They start as tiny...
Thy Will be Done
Then Job answered the Lord and said: “I know that You can do all things, and that no purpose of Yours can be thwarted. (Job 42:1-2) When was the...
