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My Divided Soul - Blessed Is She

My Divided Soul

But he knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste and house will fall against house.” // Luke 11:17 There are a...
October 12, 2023
What Helps You to Pray? - Blessed Is She

What Helps You to Pray?

Blessed the man who [ . . . ] delights in the law of the LORD and meditates on his law day and night. // Psalm 1:1-2 Lonely and exhausted, I...
October 11, 2023
Feeding the Flames of Love - Blessed Is She

Feeding the Flames of Love

Jesus said to him, "Feed my lambs." // John 21:15  (Gospel from the Optional Memorial of Pope Saint John XXIII)  “The Body of—”  The priest stopped abruptly as I sank...
October 10, 2023
Choose The Better Part - Blessed Is She

Choose The Better Part

There is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from her. // Luke 38:42 I can’t tell you how many...
October 09, 2023
He Chose Mercy - Blessed Is She

He Chose Mercy

He answered, "The one who treated him with mercy." Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise." // Luke 10:37 I let out an obvious exhale of frustration and said, “Babe...
October 08, 2023
Bitter, Wild Grapes - Blessed Is She

Bitter, Wild Grapes

Then he looked for the crop of grapes, but what it yielded was wild grapes. // Isaiah 5:2 Bitterness: one of the differences between a good crop of grapes and...
October 07, 2023
The Son Reveals the Father - Blessed Is She

The Son Reveals the Father

“No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. ” // Matthew...
October 06, 2023
Counting My Blessings (Not Burdens) - Blessed Is She

Counting My Blessings (Not Burdens)

For we did not heed the voice of the Lord, our God, in all the words of the prophets whom he sent us, but each one of us went off after the devices...
October 05, 2023
Souls > Quotas - Blessed Is She

Souls > Quotas

He said to them, "The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest.” // Luke 10:2...
October 04, 2023
What One Yes Can Do - Blessed Is She

What One Yes Can Do

"I will follow you wherever you go." // Luke 9:57 I knelt at the tomb of Saint Francis at the Basilica di San Francesco in Assisi, Italy. I had just...
October 03, 2023
On My Way To Jerusalem With Jesus - Blessed Is She

On My Way To Jerusalem With Jesus

When the days for Jesus to be taken up were fulfilled, he resolutely determined to journey to Jerusalem, and he sent messengers ahead of him. On the way they entered a Samaritan village to...
October 02, 2023
He Has the Whole World In His Hands - Blessed Is She

He Has the Whole World In His Hands

The nations shall revere your name, O LORD, and all the kings of the earth your glory, When the LORD has rebuilt Zion and appeared in his glory; When he has...
October 01, 2023