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Our Personal, Intimate God

Our Personal, Intimate God

“For what great nation is there that has gods so close to it as the Lord, our God, is to us whenever we call upon him?” // Deuteronomy 4:7 Growing...
August 31, 2024
His Love Impels Us

His Love Impels Us

I give you a new commandment: love one another as I have loved you. // John 13:34 (from the Gospel Acclamation) Horns were honking as people semi-confidently walked into oncoming...
August 30, 2024
The Wisdom of No

The Wisdom of No

“No, for there may not be enough for us and you.” // Matthew 25:9 “No,” she told me, “because I won’t have any other day this week to just be...
August 29, 2024
Enriched In Every Way

Enriched In Every Way

I give thanks to my God always on your account for the grace of God bestowed on you in Christ Jesus, that in him you were enriched in every way.” // 1...
August 28, 2024
His Love Poured Out

His Love Poured Out

No one has ever seen God. Yet, if we love one another, God remains in us, and his love is brought to perfection in us. // John 4:12 (from the Gospel for...
August 27, 2024
We Find our Peace in the Lord

We Find our Peace in the Lord

Nay rather, I have stilled and quieted my soul like a weaned child. Like a weaned child on its mother's lap, so is my soul within me. // Psalm 131:...
August 26, 2024
Enduring Faith

Enduring Faith

[W]e ourselves boast of you [ . . . ] regarding your endurance and faith in all your persecutions and the afflictions you endure. // 2 Thessalonians 1:4 My deacon...
August 25, 2024
We Will Serve the Lord

We Will Serve the Lord

As for me and my household, we will serve the LORD. // Joshua 24:15 With a puzzled look my friend said to me, “We invited your son over this afternoon,...
August 24, 2024
An Invitation To Transformation

An Invitation To Transformation

Philip said to him, "Come and see." // John 1:46 A good friend of mine has a pretty amazing conversion story. He was living a completely secular life among the...
August 23, 2024
He Will Not Be Outdone

He Will Not Be Outdone

I will put my spirit in you that you may live [ . . . ] I have promised, and I will do it, says the LORD. // Ezekiel 37:14...
August 22, 2024
Crowned Beside Our Lady

Crowned Beside Our Lady

He raises up the lowly from the dust; from the dunghill he lifts up the poorTo seat them with princes, with the princes of his own people. // Psalm 113:7-8 One of...
August 21, 2024
She was Faithful to Love

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...
August 20, 2024