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Begging for Love
"You'll get there," says my Spiritual Director, "but it's going to take time. It's a life-long process." I listen with an internal sigh. Time. Patience. Not my strong suits. "Love...
Listen, Follow, Love
What is it that makes our joy complete? Living in the love of Christ, living within His commandments. The joy we are promised isn’t easy, isn’t simple—but it is complete....
Scripture AND Tradition
Growing up as a Protestant I believed in the idea of Sola Scriptura—by Scripture alone. That means the Bible provides the source for Christian teaching, information necessary to live the...
Dust Yourself Off
My work is holy, in fact, all of our work is holy. Saint Therese of Avila reminds us: "Know that even when you are in the kitchen, our Lord moves...
A Beautiful Intimacy
During this Easter season, you may have heard these Latin words set to some of the most beautiful music by Palestrina: "Sicut cervus desiderat ad fontes aquarum, ita desiderat anima...
No Take Backs
It’s the Fifth Sunday of Easter, and by now, we as Church are still happily reveling in the glory that is the Resurrection. We are victorious through the King, we...
Knowing and Living the Way
How can I know the way? Lord, really, I cannot do this thing You are asking of me, I don’t have the strength to endure this trial, in fact, I...
Receiving the Messenger
Not one to mince words, my brother said flatly over the phone, "Look, he was just . . . not the right guy for you." One by one my siblings...
Not My Will, But Yours
A season of big changes is coming up in my life. If I try to imagine six months from now, I cannot; there are so many unknowns looming ahead. Of...
A Light in the Dark
Sometimes as we read through a biblical passage, we find a seemingly random note contained within. But it is never insignificant. There is always a reason the author mentions a...
What A Good Shepherd Knows
A good shepherd knows his sheep. The wild ones who tend to stray, the skittish ones who stay close. The weakest lambs who need to be carried, the aging sheep...
Valley of the Shadow of Death
Today’s Psalm was read at my father’s funeral sixteen years ago, and I have held these beautiful words close to my heart, meditating on them whenever I feel like I...