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Trust The Words - Blessed Is She

Trust The Words

Today's readings are terrifying. Plagues, wrath, fire. Persecution, trial, betrayal. Saint John paints a whirling vision of the final days. Jesus warns His followers that they will be attacked. I...
November 26, 2014
We Are Doomed - Blessed Is She

We Are Doomed

I hope I didn’t scare you. But today’s readings remind us that yes, we are doomed. But do you know what else we are? Redeemed. When God placed Adam and...
November 25, 2014
Widow's Generosity - Blessed Is She

Widow's Generosity

Out of her poverty, she put in all the living that she had. We know the widow's offering was of monetary value, but how much more did she offer! Consider...
November 24, 2014
Counting Sheep - Blessed Is She

Counting Sheep

Behold, I, I myself will search for my sheep, and will seek them out . . . I will rescue them from all the places where they have been scattered...
November 23, 2014
Gaining a Perfect Love - Blessed Is She

Gaining a Perfect Love

I used to find this Gospel reading particularly challenging. And I used to take it pretty personally. But I’ve come to realize that what it presents is a true and...
November 22, 2014
More Like Mary - Blessed Is She

More Like Mary

  Holiness can seem so daunting. It seems vague at times, all covered in halos and stained glass. The pursuit of holiness is a timeless challenge faced by every Christian....
November 21, 2014
The Man on the Donkey - Blessed Is She

The Man on the Donkey

This Gospel has a harsh tone and impact. The city will not have one stone upon another. The city's enemies will totally annihilate them. The city's population will be slaughtered....
November 20, 2014
Unceasing Praise - Blessed Is She

Unceasing Praise

And day and night they never cease to sing ‘Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come.’ (Rev 4:8) When was the...
November 19, 2014
The Tax Collector in the Tree - Blessed Is She

The Tax Collector in the Tree

I don't know about you, but I'm rather short. I'm no stranger to standing on my tip-toes, and having to watch entire movies leaning to the side to see around...
November 18, 2014
He Wants to Heal You - Blessed Is She

He Wants to Heal You

  The other week I took my son for a checkup at our faith-based family practice, where we are very (very) lucky to see wonderful doctors who share our values....
November 17, 2014
Reaching Out - Blessed Is She

Reaching Out

In August, my husband and I went to a baseball game in the city with a friend of ours. Before the game, we went and grabbed some barbecue food at...
November 16, 2014
Persistence in Prayer - Blessed Is She

Persistence in Prayer

Have you ever given into someone’s request because that person wouldn’t stop asking? Think about it for a few seconds. Maybe your son asked you for an extra piece of...
November 15, 2014