To Be Astounded // Teacher Appreciation Week
Jesus was just twelve years old when He began teaching, something He was peacefully doing while His parents frantically searched for Him for three days. In fact, He wasn’t just...
Spring: Spiritual Significance and Bible Verses
On a late summer day, in the Italian hillside town of Castel Gandolfo, Pope Benedict XVI was speaking of springtime. He was encouraging the ancient practice of lectio divina, which is...
The Practice of the Presence of God // BiS Reads
Pages with highlighted sentences, notes written in ink, and coffee stains. These are some of my favorite kinds of pages to peel open, because it usually means it’s a book...
Jesus I Trust In You: Interview With Sister Faustina Maria Pia // BiS Reads
Grace was poured out on me. That is, the grace to let go of trying to grasp on to control of my life was offered to me through a personal...
BiS Reads // Holiness For Housewives
It was the perfect storm. It was my scheduled morning out to do whatever I wanted and I was so looking forward to it. I was going to drop my...
Entering Into Advent
As I anticipate Advent’s approach, I wonder, how will this year be different? Every year I make the “Lent” and “Advent” comparison, asking myself whether or not I should really...
BiS Reads // Searching For and Maintaining Peace
After an early morning viewing of the sun rising over Lake Superior in Grand Marais, Minnesota, I was on a quiet walk back to our campsite when my friend recommended...
“Busy” Doesn’t Always Mean “Good”
It’s a conversation I’ve heard time and time before. Just yesterday I overheard one woman ask her friend, “How are you?” To which her friend replied, “I’m good” and, wait...
BiS Reads // Litany of Trust 30 Day Retreat
I encountered one of my greatest fears less than one month after taking a thirty-day trust leap into Jesus’ arms. In my daily life, it had been more and more...
RETURN Series // Returning With the Ear of the Heart
I remember being in undergrad when my roommate and I were talking about just how busy our schedules were and how stressful our study load felt. It was then that...
RETURN Series // He Waits Forever
I remember returning home from a spring semester abroad. It was four months filled with beautiful walks along cobblestone, picturesque sunsets viewed from the Spanish steps, and an unexpected grace...
St. John of the Cross
An Irishman taught me about the Spanish mystic, Saint John of the Cross, and I can’t imagine a better teacher. I learned from Irish Dominican Professor, Father Paul Murray, a...
