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Gazing in the Same Direction
Blessed be the LORD, my rock, who trains my hands for battle. // Psalm 144:1 “I believe in you. You’ve already begun your new ministry with me.” These words reverberated...
Now I See You
“But now my eye has seen you.” // Job 42: 5 I was overseas when Dad called. “She’s okay,” he said, but I heard something behind his voice. My brothers...
Beautiful Discipline
[W]e have the mind of Christ. // 1 Corinthians 2:16 “Come back and give a proper greeting,” my parents would call out to my brothers and me. Their words were...
She was Faithful to Love
The Lord is my Shepherd; there is nothing I lack. // Psalm 23:1 My companion and I arrived on mission to begin a branch house for my religious community. We...
His Heart is the One Thing
“There is need of only one thing.” // Luke 10:42 I don’t know about you, but I can sometimes completely relate to Martha, who heard our Lord Jesus say to...
Her Attentive Heart is Fixed On You
He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them; and his mother kept all these things in her heart. // Luke 2:51 I was suddenly overwhelmed...
May All Your Words Be Blessed
Samuel grew up, and the LORD was with him, not permitting any word of his to be without effect. // 1 Samuel 3:19 Several years ago, I ran full force...
The Lord’s Logic of Multiplication
“I tell you, to everyone who has, more will be given, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.” // Luke 19:26 I felt...
In the Household of God
We praise you, O God, we acclaim you as Lord; the glorious company of Apostles praise you. // Te Deum (Alleluia verse of the day) I recently moved to a deeply...
The King of Mercy Is Coming
"I give you praise, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to the childlike.”...
Already Ablaze in My Heart
“I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing!” // Luke 12:49 The Readings today are vivid in promise and imagery. Saint...
Dwell and Reign in Me
“The greatest among you must be your servant. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled; but whoever humbles himself will be exalted.” // Matthew 23:12 Ten minutes before Mass, I knelt...