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Where Are Your Chains Leading You?
Have you heard this saying before? "God doesn't call the qualified; He qualifies the called." I like the gist of this message—this reminder that the Lord will make a way...
Grief Is Not a Lack of Belief
During an “ask me anything” panel event for work, a student asked, “If we believe in the afterlife, why do people mourn and cry after someone has died.” The panel...
Much Needed Dancing After the Mourning
Almost a year and a half ago, I received a startling message that a dear friend had been in a horrible car accident and was in the hospital. Caleb was...
Sarah's Laughter Is My Doubt
Abraham’s warm hospitality is a gift that he gives freely to his visitors in today’s reading from Genesis. He ensures that they are cared for and well fed. God multiplies...
Conceiving the Unimaginable
Sometimes God says some crazy things in Scripture. I'm serious. If I were ninety-year-old Sarah hearing what Abraham hears in today’s reading, I would laugh and be incredibly baffled, in...
You Knit Me in My Mother's Womb
The summer sun was already hot in the sky as my mom and I walked up the block to the seven o’clock morning Mass. My heart swelled with happiness: it...
Making Space for Fruition
I lug my overly pregnant self onto the couch at the end of the day. My husband still isn’t home from his late-night classes, but I’ve successfully tucked my other...
Bad Bangs, Blue Book Exams, and Rejoicing
"Those who sow in tears shall reap rejoicing" (Responsorial Psalm) My hands trembled as I turned the pages of my exam blue book that end of my second semester of...
Trust Now, Understand Later
The plane droned on loudly as we sat packed into the dimly lit cabin, weighted down with gear. Despite our exhaustion, the air was electric with anticipation and a hint...
Quiet! Be Still!
“Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” (Mark 4:38) How have you heard this question phrased over the past year? As a college campus minister, I was blessed...
The Gift He Wants You to Unwrap
Jesus is teaching me how to be strong in Him. The Father has purified my tendency towards self-reliance with a complete and utter dependence on His Divine Providence. This interior...
Racing Toward the Light
When I was a kid, I was afraid of the dark. I used to bathe it in light with the glow of my nightlight and hide away from the shadows...
