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Carry Your Sister or Brother - Blessed Is She

Carry Your Sister or Brother

When my son was in the NICU, friends organized a holy hour and Mass to pray for his healing. The priest preached that they—himself and the gathered community—would have to...
December 11, 2017
Overcoming Pain for Promises - Blessed Is She

Overcoming Pain for Promises

Whenever I have experienced periods of waiting for God to act in my life, I always struggled to remember His promises. Even when the waiting meant that there was bound...
December 09, 2017
Big Dreams, One Word at a Time - Blessed Is She

Big Dreams, One Word at a Time

Over the past few years I have adopted the tradition of asking the Lord for a word for my year. One year, my word was “quiet.” The Lord called me...
December 08, 2017
Cycling through Shaky Soil - Blessed Is She

Cycling through Shaky Soil

Lord, Lord. These words escape my lips often. They spill out of my mouth in moments of fear or trial or heartache. I look for Him there. Through the tears...
December 07, 2017
Giving With a Joyful Heart - Blessed Is She

Giving With a Joyful Heart

In today’s reading, Isaiah tells us of a promise that the Lord will provide for all of us a feast of wine and rich food—quite the vision of a party...
December 06, 2017
What Are You Longing For? - Blessed Is She

What Are You Longing For?

I have had many reminders in the past few weeks that we live in a fallen world. A dear woman from my parish died very suddenly. A friend of mine...
December 05, 2017
Only Say the Word - Blessed Is She

Only Say the Word

I echo the words of this Gospel almost every day, as I wrestle and shush my kids on the kneeler, usually counting down the minutes until Mass is over, usually...
December 04, 2017
Hold the Twinkle Lights - Blessed Is She

Hold the Twinkle Lights

Today is the very last day of the Church year, a liturgical no-man’s land between what has come and what lies ahead. Tomorrow marks the first day of Advent, when...
December 02, 2017
Know Your King - Blessed Is She

Know Your King

It’s time to shift gears! We have a King, and He is coming! Who is this King? This is a King whose dominion is everlasting. This is a King who...
December 01, 2017
Giving and Receiving in a Time of Crosses - Blessed Is She

Giving and Receiving in a Time of Crosses

“I can see you are hurting,” she said as she looked into my eyes brimming with tears. Then with a hug that enfolded all my worries in a warm assurance...
November 30, 2017
Surrender Your Fears to Him - Blessed Is She

Surrender Your Fears to Him

Fear. It comes in many shapes and sizes, sometimes fleeting, in other moments, crippling. Personally? I fear someone I love will die unexpectedly. I fear suffering another miscarriage. I fear...
November 28, 2017
Giving From Your Deepest Place - Blessed Is She

Giving From Your Deepest Place

I am the rich man, having more than I could ever possibly need. What a help to the temple I am, because I have so much money, and I can...
November 27, 2017