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Begging for Love - Blessed Is She

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...
May 19, 2017
Listen, Follow, Love - Blessed Is She

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....
May 18, 2017
Scripture AND Tradition - Blessed Is She

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...
May 17, 2017
Dust Yourself Off - Blessed Is She

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...
May 16, 2017
A Beautiful Intimacy - Blessed Is She

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...
May 15, 2017
No Take Backs - Blessed Is She

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...
May 14, 2017
Knowing and Living the Way - Blessed Is She

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...
May 12, 2017
Receiving the Messenger - Blessed Is She

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...
May 11, 2017
Not My Will, But Yours - Blessed Is She

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...
May 10, 2017
A Light in the Dark - Blessed Is She

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...
May 09, 2017
What A Good Shepherd Knows - Blessed Is She

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...
May 08, 2017
Valley of the Shadow of Death - Blessed Is She

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...
May 07, 2017