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Your Calling is Important
“I have competed well; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith.” (2 Tim 4:7) Do you ever get vocation envy? You know, where you wish you had...
Bearing that Good Fruit
There is a tree, that while bursting green with life, causes death. No, I’m not talking about that infamous tree from the garden of Eden. I’m talking about the enormous...
Where is Jesus in My Life
Justice is elusive in my house. With a large family (or any sized family), comes strife. I’ve been trying desperately to instill virtues like respect and kindness into my children’s...
Emojis and Grim Recognition
I love using emojis in my texts, to the point where sometimes I even start to think in emoji. I know it’s weird, but that’s me. You know that emoji...
Let's Get Uncomfortable
I am a middle-child. With that title comes some stereotypical attributes that describe me beautifully. I am a peacekeeper, empathetic, independent, can be a little socially insecure, and I avoid...
Murky Mission
Today the Church celebrates the birth of Saint John the Baptist. I imagine that, as an adult, Saint John was a fairly daunting character, loud and imposing. Tradition holds that...
His Sacred Heart
I have an image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus hanging on the wall of my bedroom, and if I am paying attention, I see it every time I exit....
When We Can't Find the Words
I turned the paper over and caught my breath seeing it replete with words I felt at a loss to translate in the allotted time for the task. The exam...
Keeping My Eyes Closed
In today’s Gospel when Jesus talks about hypocrites, He is referring to the self-righteous Pharisees and Sadducees of His day. I wonder if I would have been a Pharisee back...
Love Even Them
But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you[.] (Mt 5:44) I was twenty-six years old. I drove my car out to the barn...
Taking It All in Love
Once on a long ferry ride from the small island where we lived in the middle of the Caribbean Sea, I stood on the deck and prayed that Jesus would...
Jesus, Truly Present
Today we celebrate the solemnity of Corpus Christi, and I’m reminded of a similar day I celebrated many years ago. At the time, a friend of mine from out of...
