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Frequently Asked Questions
I once read a book containing all the questions Jesus asked in the Gospels. Three hundred and seven, if you’re interested. So anytime Jesus asks a question in the Gospels,...
Waiting in the Storm
I sat back up on the exam table, and began peppering my doctor with questions about potential treatment plans. I was suffering from an infection that had already killed two...
Nothing Will Be Wasted
Today I'm struck by the fact that Christ commands the Apostles to gather the fragments leftover so that nothing will be wasted. (John 6:12) Now, we may just think Jesus...
Sharing Our Beliefs
Staring at the packet the dermatologist handed me, I tried to process what had just happened. How did a routine skin cancer screening appointment end with me holding a pamphlet...
The Boldness of Saint Stanislaus
Today’s readings are bursting with spiritual goodness—but today is also the memorial of Saint Stanislaus, bishop and martyr, and this reflection focuses on him. Saint Stanislaus was born in Poland...
Be a Little Wild
Today is my thirty-fifth birthday. Today I am squarely in my mid-thirties, eyeing the later thirties, reminiscing over the early thirties. I can say things like, "I mean, over twenty-five...
Fear and Fiat
I awoke with a jolt, long before my alarm. Groaning, I willed sleep to return, but it was futile; my mind had sprung to life, teeming with countless worries surrounding...
The Gift of Divine Mercy
Oh, doubting Thomas. We know him well, don’t we? Have you ever found yourself in his shoes? Feeling doubtful about the Lord’s promises. Asking for a sign, for proof that...
Thanksgiving and Softening My Heart
My full-time job centers around prayer. When I recently took an assessment of my personal prayer life and of the particular things I've been speaking to our Lord about, I...
Incredulous for Joy
The disciples remember. Their hearts burn within them. They recognize Him in the breaking of the bread. He appears. He stands in their midst. Again. Peace. Why are you terrified?...
Rejoice!
I have always described myself as a realist-optimist. I tend to look on the bright side of things, but always within the confines of delicately and determined logical boundaries, of...
Hands Off the Jesus
At dawn on Easter morning, Mary Magdalene and the other holy women went to Jesus’ tomb to anoint His body with spices. They found that the large stone over the...
