More Like Mary
Holiness can seem so daunting. It seems vague at times, all covered in halos and stained glass. The pursuit of holiness is a timeless challenge faced by every Christian....
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The Man on the Donkey
This Gospel has a harsh tone and impact. The city will not have one stone upon another. The city's enemies will totally annihilate them. The city's population will be slaughtered....
Unceasing Praise
And day and night they never cease to sing ‘Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come.’ (Rev 4:8) When was the...
The Tax Collector in the Tree
I don't know about you, but I'm rather short. I'm no stranger to standing on my tip-toes, and having to watch entire movies leaning to the side to see around...
He Wants to Heal You
The other week I took my son for a checkup at our faith-based family practice, where we are very (very) lucky to see wonderful doctors who share our values....
Reaching Out
In August, my husband and I went to a baseball game in the city with a friend of ours. Before the game, we went and grabbed some barbecue food at...
Persistence in Prayer
Have you ever given into someone’s request because that person wouldn’t stop asking? Think about it for a few seconds. Maybe your son asked you for an extra piece of...
Keep Your Eyes on God
Today’s Gospel Reading is not the easiest one out there but sometimes a dose of reality is needed to help us keep proper perspective in our lives. It reminds me...
The Hurt of Rejection
I love the fact that God gives us best friends. Who are your best friends? Who do you share your hopes and dreams, fears and worries, funny stories, and failings...
Renewed in the Spirit
Most of us are familiar with the social treatment of lepers in the time of Christ and throughout history. At that time their bacterial infections were incurable, and they were...
About Those High Standards
Readings like today's—the ones that urge us to go above and beyond—give me a little bit of a guilt complex. Saint Paul, who authored the First Reading, might've had a...
Letting Resentment Die Out
Today's Gospel is haunting. It haunts all of us, mothers, sisters, daughters, friends. Forgiveness; sinning; faith. It is Christ, Our Savior, telling us we have to get over ourselves and...
