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The Hardest Prayer to Pray
Last Lent, I had the opportunity to do the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius for the first time. A long-time fan of Ignatian spirituality, I decided it was high time...
Hoarding or Sharing Your Riches Makes a Difference
For months she had requested that we go on an afternoon walk through the cemetery. Maybe it was years. I packed up my toddler, and we met my sister-in-law at...
Our Hearts Belonged to Him Anyway
I don’t often ponder the philosophy behind someone’s hair. I’ve always figured it was simple—a ponytail equates to convenience; a braid equates to convenience with a little hint of moxie;...
Connect with God as His Chosen
“Pick me, pick me, pick me . . . .” Over on the sidelines I stand hoping, pleading inwardly that someone will choose me to come right over, Red Rover,...
Just Burn Me at the Stake, Already
In today’s Gospel, Jesus says, “I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body but after that can do no more.” (Luke 12:4) Throughout...
His Mercy Is Freely Given
I can still hear the Irish brogue of the retired Monseigneur who often heard my confession when I was a teenager. He taught me so much about how to receive...
Lord, Send Laborers for the Harvest
One of my friends has a habit in prayer to ask God to send the right people. When he prays for someone, he often asks that God will send the...
How Does God Value Me?
I've spent the last few months feeling pretty out of commission. You don't have to be a mother experiencing first trimester pregnancy to know the frustration of physical suffering coupled...
Hardening My Heart to the Tune of My Own Voice
"If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts." (Psalm 95:8) His crying punctuated the early evening air. The toddler who just wouldn't, couldn't go to sleep and stay...
Finding Christ in Salty Restful Water
"[T]o still waters he leads me . . ." (Psalm 23:2) Last year, while on the Blessed is She writer’s retreat, I learned about Ignatian prayer for the first time...
Jesus Blesses Us
I’m a big fan of the Blessed Virgin Mary. As I’ve grown older, I’ve come to regard her not just as an ally and an intercessor, but as a model...
What Are You Thinking About?
There is a nasty trap of the devil I fall into much too often—it is the trap of believing that my life of faith is so much more about what...
