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Leave It All Behind - Blessed Is She

Leave It All Behind

When I was twenty-three years old I stood at the front of my congregation facing the altar. With my priest in front of me and my husband (then my fiancé...
June 30, 2019
You Cannot Drive a Parked Car - Blessed Is She

You Cannot Drive a Parked Car

You cannot drive a parked car. Obviously! Today, let’s hop into this parked car with Saints Peter and Paul. It’s the great Solemnity of this dynamic duo and they want...
June 29, 2019
True Rest and Endless Comfort in Him - Blessed Is She

True Rest and Endless Comfort in Him

I can get really tired. You know that feeling. That bone-crushing exhaustion that feels endless. It does not abate. It is forever. (I know, not dramatic at all.) As women,...
June 28, 2019
Astonish Me, Lord - Blessed Is She

Astonish Me, Lord

Are we astonished by Christ's words in today's Gospel? (See Matthew 7:21-29.) I think back over my life and I can't remember a particular time I felt an emotional and...
June 27, 2019
Never Second-Best - Blessed Is She

Never Second-Best

Did today’s First Reading lose you a bit amidst all the animal carcasses and smoking fire pots? The part about Abram’s descendants numbering the stars is easy to follow, but...
June 26, 2019
Life Beyond the Gate - Blessed Is She

Life Beyond the Gate

Lord, show me the narrow gate! And give me courage to enter through it, I pray, I want to be among those who enter and find life. He has shown...
June 25, 2019
A Woman After God's Own Heart - Blessed Is She

A Woman After God's Own Heart

One of our Italian sisters inspired me since before I even entered the community. Her childlike faith and love for Our Lord became even more radiant and profound as she...
June 24, 2019
Perfectly Incorporated into Christ - Blessed Is She

Perfectly Incorporated into Christ

For years I questioned why I was so peaceful over my father's death. Since the day of his funeral, instead of feeling the absence of his presence, I have had...
June 23, 2019
When We Are Weak, We Are Strong - Blessed Is She

When We Are Weak, We Are Strong

Some Saints are hard to relate to, but when (Saint) Paul says he begged God to relieve him of his suffering, I breathe a sigh of relief and think sanctity...
June 22, 2019
When the Wreckage Sweeps Away - Blessed Is She

When the Wreckage Sweeps Away

"Three times I was shipwrecked . . . " (2 Corinthians 11:25). I read that one line from the First Reading today and my heart skipped a beat. Same, Paul,...
June 21, 2019
A Father Ready to Provide - Blessed Is She

A Father Ready to Provide

My daughter was born in August of 2017, and in the nine months of my pregnancy, I read every parenting and baby book I could find: sleep training, baby sign...
June 20, 2019
He Will Give You Enough - Blessed Is She

He Will Give You Enough

With eyes bright and a huge smile, my friend told me about a project she was working on that would help spread the Gospel message to countless people. Her face...
June 19, 2019