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Saint Andrew’s Confident Faith

Saint Andrew’s Confident Faith

[Jesus] said to them [Andrew and Simon],“Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.” At once they left their nets and followed him. // Matthew 4:19-20 Hesitation...
November 29, 2024
Longing for Permanence

Longing for Permanence

“My words will not pass away.” // Luke 21:33 I spent many years as a single woman and often spoke on the topic of life as a single Catholic. I...
November 28, 2024
When it’s Hard to Give Thanks

When it’s Hard to Give Thanks

“Where are the other nine? Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God?” // Luke 17 (from the Gospel for Thanksgiving Day) I blinked groggily and reached...
November 27, 2024
Hoping in the Lord

Hoping in the Lord

All the nations will come and worship before you, for your righteous acts have been revealed. // Revelation 15:4 I talked to my mom yesterday on the phone—she struggled to...
November 26, 2024
Living on the Wild Side

Living on the Wild Side

Say among the nations: The LORD is king. // Psalm 96:10 Flailing my arms with cheerful four-year-old abandon and twirling in my socked feet and soft nightgown, I slid into...
November 25, 2024
What the Catholic Church Really Thinks of Women: Saint Catherine of Alexandria Edition

What the Catholic Church Really Thinks of Women: Saint Catherine of Alexandria Edition

Our soul has been rescued like a bird from the fowler's snare. Had not the LORD been with us–  When men rose up against us, then would they have swallowed...
November 24, 2024
He is King

He is King

Jesus answered, "You say I am a king. For this I was born and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to...
November 23, 2024
Gazing in the Same Direction

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...
November 22, 2024
When I Fear to Hear His Voice

When I Fear to Hear His Voice

My sheep hear my voice, says the Lord; I know them, and they follow me. // John 10:27 (From the Alleluia)  What is Your voice, Lord? And what is it...
November 21, 2024
Visitations

Visitations

As Jesus drew near Jerusalem, he saw the city and wept over it, saying, “If this day you only knew what makes for peace.” // Luke 19:41-42 I was annoyed....
November 20, 2024
Multiply My Faith

Multiply My Faith

“He called ten of his servants and gave them ten gold coins and told them, ‘Engage in trade with these until I return.’” // Luke 19:13 I sat in the...
November 19, 2024
Unable to See Because of the Crowd

Unable to See Because of the Crowd

“Now a man there named Zacchaeus, who [. . .] was seeking to see who Jesus was; but he could not see him because of the crowd.” // Luke 19:...
November 18, 2024