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King of My Heart
“It must feel so good to be received,” a friend observed as I recounted a conversation with someone I met in an airport. We were in awe over how I...
Consoling the Sacred Heart of Jesus
The sun was shining, but it did little to console the coldness I felt in my heart. I watched my best guy friend (and secret crush) talk and laugh with...
I Ate All the Cookies
“Just one more cookie, mom! Please?!” my toddler begged in the middle of our family prayer meeting. “I ate my whole dinner!” “You already had a cookie, sweetheart.” “But there...
Apostleship Here and Now
"Sing to the Lord a new song" (Psalm 98:1). I awaken this morning with a heart full of expectation. I know that I am a vessel of His. I know...
Remember His Chains
In today's Second Reading, I am struck by Saint Paul's reminder to us—he declares that he has shared the Gospel to the point of being imprisoned for it. In Colossians...
Mary, Model of Faith and Femininity
There is a beautiful Marian Shrine in the town where I live dedicated to Our Lady of LaLeche. This image of Our Lady depicts Mary tenderly nursing the Infant Jesus...
Encountering God's Mercy . . . One More Time
Teary-eyed and discouraged I sat in the office of my spiritual director, mulling over a sin that I had confessed a few years previous. I knew that I had been...
He Is Always Good
I have a prayer that I am afraid to speak. I have been holding it close to my heart for several years, unable to utter the words because doing so...
The Heart of a Child for His Father
“Our Fa-der, who art in heaven,” his sweet little voice recites proudly. My son is learning this foundational Christian prayer, the one Jesus first taught us in Luke 11:1-4. “Give...
Worried About Many Things
When we moved into our new home in June, the first new thing I wanted to buy was a dining room table large enough to seat a lot of people....
Asking the Scholar's Question
He sat in a pile of rags and plastic bags on the side of the bridge. There was no way to avoid him—we had to pass right by his squished...
Cooperating with God's Graces
I have always thought the celebration dances done by professional football players were pretty dumb. Athletes are being paid millions of dollars to do what they love to do. When...
