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The Power of His Word - Blessed Is She

The Power of His Word

First Reading: Genesis 1:1-19 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep;...
February 09, 2015
Darkness to Light - Blessed Is She

Darkness to Light

First Reading: Job 7:1-4, 6-7 "Has not man a hard service upon earth, and are not his days like the days of a hireling? Like a slave who longs for...
February 08, 2015
Come Away and Rest A While - Blessed Is She

Come Away and Rest A While

I particularly love today’s Gospel. I can imagine the apostles tired and weary after a long day of preaching and ministering. They were doing God’s work but Jesus knew they...
February 07, 2015
Letting Go of What Others Think - Blessed Is She

Letting Go of What Others Think

Sometimes I struggle with fear. As much as I tell myself I do not care what others think, I find myself measuring my worth based on their opinions (or the...
February 06, 2015
For the Greater Glory of God - Blessed Is She

For the Greater Glory of God

Sometimes when I seek to share the Lord’s message with others, I work too hard trying to find just the right words, just the right way, just the right time....
February 05, 2015
Emotional Self-Discipline - Blessed Is She

Emotional Self-Discipline

The reading today is beautiful in its expression of how God uses discipline as a loving way to help us be better. Just as our parents set boundaries and discipline...
February 04, 2015
Do Not Give Up - Blessed Is She

Do Not Give Up

Have you seen the movie "Unbroken" yet? My husband and I saw it shortly after Christmas, and we were incredibly touched by the story of Louis Zamperini's life. In the...
February 03, 2015
Obedience to God's Law - Blessed Is She

Obedience to God's Law

The Presentation of Our Lord, traditionally known as the Purification of Our Lady or Candlemas, is the traditional end of the Christmas season. Mary has waited the required 40 days...
February 02, 2015
Praise His Name - Blessed Is She

Praise His Name

“O come, let us sing to the LORD; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!” I absolutely love today’s Psalm. As a singer from my...
February 01, 2015
Testing Our Faith in the Storm of Life - Blessed Is She

Testing Our Faith in the Storm of Life

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen . . . By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to...
January 31, 2015
The Word. The Seed. - Blessed Is She

The Word. The Seed.

Did anyone else just do a fist pump when you read today’s readings? When I was in high school, I finally read the Word. Of course, I had heard the...
January 30, 2015
We Become the Lamp - Blessed Is She

We Become the Lamp

Today’s Gospel gives us a glimpse of what happens when we let God’s light shine through us. When I converted nine years ago, God slowly worked on my heart and...
January 29, 2015