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A Side of Pigs in a Blanket
At the sight of the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like a sheep without a shepherd. // Matthew 9:36 It...
Lean into His Allure
I will lead her into the desert and speak to her heart. // Hosea 2:16 The first time I ever went on retreat, I was in the sixth grade. I...
Snakes and Scorpions and the Shakes
The seventy-two returned rejoicing, and said, "Lord, even the demons are subject to us because of your name." Jesus said, "I have observed Satan fall like lightning from the sky....
A Time for Celebrating (and Fasting)
The disciples of John approached Jesus and said, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast much, but your disciples do not fast?” // Matthew 9:14 The most wonderful wedding reception...
Butterflies, Naps, and Trust
He said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed him. // Matthew 9:9 I shut the door on the cheery summer sun and walked down the dark,...
Re-Writing Our Hearts and Minds
Jesus knew what they were thinking, and said, “Why do you harbor evil thoughts?” // Matthew 9:4 I am not a mind reader, but after being a mother for nineteen...
Put into the Corner
“Amen, amen, I say to you, when you were younger, you used to dress yourself and go where you wanted; but when you grow old, you will stretch out your...
My Storm Within
Then he got up, rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was great calm. // Matthew 8:26 The date had been scrawled on the calendar for nearly a month....
Lord, Rest Within My Heart
“Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” Jesus answered him, “Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to rest...
Don’t Be a Clucking Hen
You shall love your neighbor as yourself. // Galatians 5:13 We’d just had the extraordinary privilege to attend a three-day congress at the Vatican in honor of the twentieth anniversary...
Why Have You Done This to Us?
“Son, why have you done this to us? Your father and I have been looking for you with great anxiety.” // Luke 2:48 Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary...
Loving the Flock That Remains
"What man among you having a hundred sheep and losing one of them would not leave the ninety-nine in the desert and go after the lost one until he finds...
