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Lead Me to My (New) Home
Recently, my husband and I bought a house. Our first home. Before this happened, one day we had received a note from our landlord saying our rent would increase by...
Purpose in Christ
There are seasons of life that seem to drone on. Wake up, feed the kids, change diapers, teach, love, and feed again. Then we get ready for bed and do...
Invite God Into the Chaos
It’s 7:40 in the morning. I should already be showered and ready for work, but I cannot pull myself out of bed this morning. With each passing beep of the...
Flesh, Feast, and Feeling Worthy
Do you know what the Spanish word “carne” is? It means meat or flesh. Many years ago my pastor pointed out during his Christmas Mass homily the significance of the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
