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Lowering Our Nets Anyway
I skipped class, curled up in my flannel sheets, and consoled my despair with a latte when the Lord put today’s Gospel (Luke 5:1-11) on my heart. One thing that...
God Knows Our Hearts
I nervously bit my lip as I waited in line for Confession. I had just gone a couple of weeks before, but I was struggling with a certain sin and...
Stinkin’ Thinkin’
The enemy sometimes tries to whisper his lies to our minds. Do any of these phrases sound familiar? “You are not good enough.” “You are not trying hard enough.” “That...
Cold Pizza and Hot Fury
We were sitting around a battered picnic table, sharing pizza and earnest conversation. In a few short weeks, we’d be college graduates—and we’d be heading off to far-flung corners to...
Joy Even in the Uncertainty
I am chronically indecisive. From being unable to select a restaurant to spending thirty minutes selecting a planner at the store, what I desire is not always clear to me....
By the Grace of God
Saint John the Baptist never seemed like a Saint for me. How does a married woman and mother find connection with someone like John the Baptist? I don't want to...
Hearts Change Miraculously
I first met Roger outside our local grocery store on a blistering hot summer afternoon. His bare feet were dry and peeling from walking on the scorching pavement. He had...
His Faithfulness Doesn't Leave Me
One of the hardest things in the spiritual life that I keep coming up against is how I measure the faithfulness of God that Saint Paul talked about in the...
Saint Paul's Letter to My Girl Scout Self
She was my "camp buddy," assigned to me at Girl Scout camp one summer in an effort to ensure that every camper had a friend away from home. I don't...
Make Me Clean From Within
Today's Gospel is an absolute gut check, isn't it? "You cleanse the outside of the cup and dish, but inside [are] full of plunder and self indulgence" (Matthew 23:25). Oh,...
An Invitation to Belong
My heart swells at the three simple words Philip speaks to Nathanael in today’s Gospel . . . come and see. What an invitation . . . so simple, yet...
God's Promise for Us
“Who’s that baby?” my eldest asked. I glanced over at my parents’ photo album. It was me, four months old, immersed in a baptismal font. The young priest smiled through...
