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Freedom from Our Own Plans
I began last year with hopeful anticipation of what was to come: graduations, weddings, exciting career opportunities, etc. It was going to be the best year yet. A few months...
Was It the Worst?
Well, sisters, we made it. It’s the last day of 2020. What. A. Year. Can I get an amen? For better or for worse, 2020 was a year filled to...
Waiting in Prayer
Anna is one of the most beautiful and mysterious figures of the Gospels about whom I always wish I knew more. She was a prophetess who lived in the temple...
What's He Revealing to You?
We walked in silence except for the rustling of heavy skirts. The chapel lights were dim with candles adding extra soft light. We genuflected and entered the pews; prayer books...
Loving Through Our Fear
My older son recently asked me to name my greatest fear. I didn’t even have to think before answering. “That something bad will happen to someone I love,” I told...
The Tender Embrace of Holiness
No regal adornments or robes of glory clothed the parents of the Christ Child; rather, two simple human beings conformed to the will of God. As I look at the...
Lord, Open My Lips
Speaking is not my strong suite. I fumble over words. I mix up terms that I know well and have a hard time articulating what I mean. I get scared...
Your Adventure and His
Once upon a time, my favorite book whisked me away on a new adventure each time I read it. I read that "Choose Your Own Adventure" story over and over,...
His Song, a New Song
"Sing to the LORD a new song" (Responsorial Psalm). I look back on Advent past and think, I have wasted another liturgical season. Yes, we had the wreath out, and...
Called by Name
I always hated roll call on the first day of school because I never knew which name the teacher was going to spout out. I came into this world with...
Lord, Forgive Them
Feeling out of place became the most recurring emotion that I felt so deeply during my last years of high school. Being a firm Christ-believer and going to a public...
He Comes with Joy
The snow was finally melting away as I took my daily walk outside, quarantined to my yard and driveway. Warmth sent hints of spring through the long end of the...
