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I’m So Here for This, Lord
“Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will” (Responsorial Psalm). I WANT to do God’s will. Really I do. But how can I know what that is? Well,...
Showing Up Despite What Others Think
It's a difficult truth that sometimes when we do good work, really good work, we might be criticized or even hated for it. I think artists and performers know this...
Reviving Hope for the Unborn
Sometimes I lose hope that abortion will be eradicated in our world. I hate that my soul is so easily swayed in this regard; but maybe you have felt this...
The Secret to Becoming a Saint
Lately, the distance between my human life and the Divine Life of Christ seems insurmountable. I’m trying to love God and others, despite my weaknesses and failings. I desire more...
To the Brim
Today’s reading about the marriage at Cana is so well known, I usually gloss over it. But something struck me this time. Saint John wrote that Jesus told the servers...
Suffering Joyfully: He'll Help Us
It was just another Saturday morning in the confessional line with my family. As I examined my conscience, I realized that I had been a major crank with my family...
Lead Us into Heavenly Rest
"It became known that He was home" (Mark 2:1). Jesus was home. He returned to Galilee, a lush and fruitful region. His friends must have been so happy to see...
The Heart of the Matter
"If today you hear [H]is voice, harden not your hearts" (Psalm 95). Today’s Psalm is one of those tunes that I often have stuck in my head after Mass. I...
Everyone Is Looking For Him
“Everyone is looking for you,” Simon and the Apostles tell Jesus in today’s Gospel. It’s still true. Everyone is looking for Christ. Some people just don’t know it yet—they think...
He Sees Me as Good
I can picture myself in the synagogue, standing by the wall. I can see the man with the unclean spirit cry out, "What have you to do with us, Jesus...
Exactly Where He Calls Me, Exactly Where He Sends Me
"This is the time of fulfillment. The Kingdom of God is at hand" (Mark 1:15). I wonder if the Kingdom is truly at hand sometimes. I hear about all that...
Great Expectations
There are phrases I've found myself uttering as I've moved through my young adult years: "Don't ask for that promotion; it would hurt too much to be let down." "He...
