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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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:...
