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Forgiveness Isn't a Feeling
My stomach twisted in the most breathtaking of knots while I washed the last of the dinner dishes. My forearms were covered in suds and my mind was covered in...
Christ's Conflict Resolution Lesson
I have a horrible memory for written text. And for spoken word. And for episodes of shows. Basically just a bad memory in general. But today’s Gospel is a lesson...
O Mary, Mother of God
Happy Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary! On this Holy Day of Obligation, at Mass you will hear the priest pray these words of the Preface just...
Drowning in Everything I Ever Wanted
The disciples have been up all night, being tossed about by waves. It’s sometime between three and six in the morning when they are frightened to see a ghostly figure...
I Love You, Lord My Strength!
I used to get sick all the time. Throughout high school and college I seemed to live a chronic roller coaster of incapacitating illness that would eventually move into short...
Miracles and Memory Loss
I have what you might call spiritual amnesia. The Lord has been so good to me, so patient, so generous, and yet when trouble comes, I forget everything He has...
Grace and Giving
“Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully . . . . God loves a cheerful giver.” (2 Corinthians 9:6-7) I woke up...
Jesus Knows Your Demon
Are you troubled, sister? The demons who stalk the Earth can take advantage of our weaknesses. They may make themselves known in our lives by encouraging us to feel out...
Thinking Outside the Box
"See this drawing?" my husband asked our daughter, holding up a two-dimensional rendering of an imaginary animal she'd drawn. He was trying to explain to her God's omniscience in light...
Manna, Loaves, and Fish(sticks)
I used to love cooking dinner. No one in my family was ever much of a chef, let alone a "foodie," and it wasn't until I was out on my...
You Are My Father
A seasoned retreat preacher once told me times of intense encounter with God like retreat or our daily times of prayer train us to live in the presence of the...
Benediction
When I was in high school, I attended a weekly meeting of my parish’s youth group. At the end of every meeting, our pastor, an older Irish priest, would make...
