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Staying Connected to the Vine - Blessed Is She

Staying Connected to the Vine

"Anyone who does not remain in me will be thrown out like a branch and wither." // John 15:6 I shuffled forward in the confessional line, head bowed, body stiff....
May 18, 2022
Press In - Blessed Is She

Press In

“I am going away and I will come back to you.” // John 14:28 Lord, where are You? I whispered desolately into the darkness. I knew objectively that the Lord...
May 17, 2022
He Fills Us Up - Blessed Is She

He Fills Us Up

Not to us, O Lord, but to your name give the glory. // Psalm 115:1 “What’s a Hail Mary?” This was the question that escaped one of my classmate’s lips....
May 16, 2022
Love Is All You Need - Blessed Is She

Love Is All You Need

"As I have loved you, so you should also love one another."// John 13:34 I love the cozy home I have made out of my little apartment. My heart breathes...
May 15, 2022
Bearing Fruit - Blessed Is She

Bearing Fruit

"It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain." // John 15:16 I shouldn’t have been...
May 14, 2022
How Can We Know For Sure? - Blessed Is She

How Can We Know For Sure?

Master, we do not know where you are going; how can we know the way? // John 14:5 I’ve always held a special affection for Thomas the Apostle. Sure, he...
May 13, 2022
Receive the Father - Blessed Is She

Receive the Father

“Whoever receives me, receives the one who sent me.” // John 13:20 My meditation went like this: I’m with Jesus, and He wants to take me to the Father. I’m...
May 12, 2022
Pray Rather Than Judge - Blessed Is She

Pray Rather Than Judge

"And if anyone hears my words and does not observe them, I do not condemn him, for I did not come to condemn the world but to save the world."...
May 11, 2022
We’re Just a Bunch of Dumb Sheep Down Here! - Blessed Is She

We’re Just a Bunch of Dumb Sheep Down Here!

“How long are you going to keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.” Jesus answered them, “I told you and you do not believe. The...
May 10, 2022
Our Thirsty Souls - Blessed Is She

Our Thirsty Souls

Athirst is my soul for God, the living God. When shall I go and behold the face of God? //Psalm 42:2-3 One funny, sometimes frustrating experience of being a mama...
May 09, 2022
Joy Is for You - Blessed Is She

Joy Is for You

The disciples were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit.// Acts 13:52 I used to read about the joy of the Apostles and wonder if that deep joy was possible...
May 08, 2022
Return His Goodness - Blessed Is She

Return His Goodness

How shall I make a return to the Lord for all the good he has done for me? // Responsorial Psalm He laid there with a complete awareness of his...
May 07, 2022