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God's Love Is Big Enough for Me and You
When I was younger, I had a bad habit of comparing how my parents raised my younger sister to how they raised me. I was often quick to point out...
Nervous to Meet Christ After Death
When I imagine meeting Jesus after my death I know that I will be in the presence of His perfect love. I imagine Him cupping my face in His hand,...
Seen for Who We Really Are
Today in the Gospel, Jesus talks to us about humility. He tells us, "For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted."...
Prudential Judgment with God's Love Sprinkled on Top
In today's Gospel according to Saint Luke, Jesus dines in the home of one of the leading Pharisees. You and I both know this is going to end with an...
Saint Gertie the Great and All the Souls
In all her wisdom, the Catholic Church teaches that our soul can end up in one of three places when we die. The first is Heaven. Yay, backflip! Can I...
The Beatitudes Are More than Spiritual Morse Code
Saint Bonaventure Capuchin Monastery is a simple community in the heart of Detroit that was the home of soon-to-be beatified Father Solanus Casey. For Metro-Detroiter's, it is known as a...
Hope Will Carry Us Through the Worst of It
Don’t you just love Saint Paul? I love his letters. They are filled with such passion and such excitement and such relevance. That something written 2000 years ago could have...
You Are Set Free of Your Infirmity
I was eighteen years old when I decided that I was tired of living a wishy-washy faith. My faith had been fueled by one retreat after another only to fizz...
How Much Do You Love Yourself?
I’ve been intentionally following Jesus for more than half of my life now, but I still haven’t managed to nail down one of His two most important commandments. "You shall...
Belonging to Something Greater than Ourselves
Although it’s been many years since I moved out of my parents’ home, I remember it like it was yesterday. In one week’s time, I landed a promising job and...
Every New Day I Start Again
Most mornings I get up, stumble to the living room and my well-worn chair and say morning prayer before my kids wake up. Sometimes these mornings are already filled with...
Extinguishing Vices, Growing Virtues
Contained in every life advancement or achievement, there is both a "no" and a "yes" involved. If I want to compete in a triathlon, I must say "no" to lazy...
