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You Are Gift
“Father, they are your gift to me.” // John 17: 24 (From Gospel for the Memorial of St. Bernard) I quickly opened the envelope addressed with my name and began...
Getting To Know The Father
“[ . . . ] and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him.” // Matthew 11:27 I couldn’t wrap my...
He Knows and Calls Us
The LORD called me from birth, from my mother’s womb he gave me my name. // Isaiah 49:1 Today the Church celebrates the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist. Although there...
Remembered In Mercy
Then [Jesus] said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and see my hands, and bring your hand and put it into my side, and do not be unbelieving, but believe.”...
Family Ties
And looking around at those seated in the circle [Jesus] said, "Here are my mother and my brothers.” // Mark 3:34 When I was preparing to marry my husband, one of...
The Surrender of the Martyrs
Those who trust in him shall understand truth, and the faithful shall abide with him in love: Because grace and mercy are with his holy ones, and his care is with his elect....
Bitter, Wild Grapes
Then he looked for the crop of grapes, but what it yielded was wild grapes. // Isaiah 5:2 Bitterness: one of the differences between a good crop of grapes and...
The Fruit of A Generous Heart
“But as for the seed that fell on rich soil, they are the ones who, when they have heard the word, embrace it with a generous and good heart, and bear...
His Healing Hands
Children were brought to Jesus that he might lay his hands on them and pray. // Matthew 19:13 I have to be honest with you, sister. As I read today’s...
Counting Our Blessings
“But blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear.” // Matthew 13:16 We shuffled into the pew as quietly as possible and sat near a...
Rich in Him
We are treated . . . as having nothing and yet possessing all things. // 2 Corinthians 6:8-10 I walked into the bare room, devoid of any color or decorations....
Gifts Poured Out Extravagantly
“He does not ration his gift of the Spirit.” // John 3:34 My then-fiancé was curious: what does it mean to be “charismatic”? All he could imagine were some weird...
