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Will We Deny Ourselves?
I cannot remember the last time I denied myself something. That doesn't sound very good, does it? Well, I did fast yesterday because of Ash Wednesday, so there’s that. But...
You Are the Palms and the Ashes
Imagine you are the palms. Waved aloft in triumph and praise last year, the symbol of Palm Sunday. Now dried and brittle, gathered to be broken and burned in holy...
Into the Beautiful Silence
I’ve been sitting in the silence lately and letting it wash over me. I’ve been letting it mold and shape and grow me. And it’s been good. Because here in...
What's Your Intention?
If you were to ask my dad what my most common pre-teen phrase was, he would clear his throat, roll his eyes, and groan an exasperated, “I knooOooow.” I was...
His Holy Dwelling Place
The sunlight flickered through the windows as my four-year-old son wandered restlessly around the church foyer. I sat outside the glass of the adoration chapel, blocking out his little noises,...
Faith When We Don't Understand
Imagining the reactions and thoughts of Saint Peter is something I never tire of as I read the Gospels. He has many strange encounters throughout the Gospels. Jesus asks him...
I Will Follow
"Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me" (Mark 8:34). I read this verse from Mark and my heart does two things...
The Lord Hears Our Cries
"I'm sorry, my mouth is so bad," a young woman tells me with downcast eyes and a look of shame on her face. "I've been afraid to come because I...
The Hard Hope of Healing
“It will take patience and work, and it’ll hurt at times; but we’re going to get you taken care of.” I absorbed the doctor’s words during what was my seventh...
He Loves Us More than I Love Granola Clusters
“Do you still not understand?” (Mark 8:21) They had dumped the paltry remains of my favorite granola, half into the sink, half into the garbage. They came, they fought, they...
Mountains, Monkeys, and Perfect Perseverance
It was the adventure of a lifetime. Six breathtaking days up the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, starting first in lush rainforests and along crystal clear streams of snow melt, and...
Read, Pray, Ask to Deepen Our Faith
Another late night phone call, going back and forth over what the Church teaches on this and that it ended where it usually did. He asked me, “Well, why don’t...
