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Can't We All Just Get Along? - Blessed Is She

Can't We All Just Get Along?

When I imagine the Apostles hanging out with Jesus, I picture them laughing raucously, slapping each other on the back, or maybe some are teasing the youngest disciples while others...
July 11, 2018
Sowing and Reaping - Blessed Is She

Sowing and Reaping

My patience thins with every call of, "Make sure you shut the door!" as my children run in and out of the house on these hot summer days. I call...
July 10, 2018
Going with Jesus to His Native Place - Blessed Is She

Going with Jesus to His Native Place

Today I am in Jerusalem on a solo pilgrimage following the footsteps of Jesus and Mary. Travelers often hear and ask the question, “Where are you from?” because each person...
July 08, 2018
Lord, Stretch Me - Blessed Is She

Lord, Stretch Me

When new wine is poured into new wineskins, the new wine ferments and expands, and in doing so, stretches and grows the vessel. A true wineskin vessel reaches a point...
July 07, 2018
Secret Sickness - Blessed Is She

Secret Sickness

I’ve been physically sick for a long time. Years of chronic, painful suffering have taken their toll on my once-strong, capable, athletic body. In the process, I’ve learned how to...
July 06, 2018
Forgiveness, Sin, and McDonald's Sundaes - Blessed Is She

Forgiveness, Sin, and McDonald's Sundaes

I still remember my First Reconciliation. I wore a black dress with a lace collar covered in pink rosebuds. My parents walked me into the confessional and afterwards we celebrated...
July 05, 2018
Vicious Moments, Merciful Transformations - Blessed Is She

Vicious Moments, Merciful Transformations

Praise God, my soul inhabits a human body, one capable of consuming delicious food, delighting in beautiful violin concertos, basking in the loving touch of a friend, and receiving Our...
July 04, 2018
Patron Saint of Snark - Blessed Is She

Patron Saint of Snark

Poor Saint Thomas. His whole life gets boiled down to one declaration in a moment of petulance. He is forever “Doubting Thomas.” But I’m not convinced that’s the most apt...
July 03, 2018
Peek Outside and Know Him - Blessed Is She

Peek Outside and Know Him

There was a time in my life when I thought that being upset with God was sinful. I believed that when I came to God in prayer, I had to...
July 02, 2018
Little Girl, I Say to You, Arise! - Blessed Is She

Little Girl, I Say to You, Arise!

The words I spoke long ago are still buried deep within my memory: How can I believe God can heal me when I haven’t even accepted I have a disease?...
July 01, 2018
As He Believed - Blessed Is She

As He Believed

“We have been praying about this evening of healing for a few months now, and we want to share with you some of the healing we feel led to pray...
June 30, 2018
Centuries of Dirt - Blessed Is She

Centuries of Dirt

Underneath my feet the dirt was compacted from centuries of feet pacing the road. To my sides, brick upon brick, walls of small buildings stood side by side. They were...
June 29, 2018