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Start Your Prayer Life With Just Five Minutes
During my most recent trip to Confession, the priest gave me a penance that I had never had before. He told me to pray for my family, in my own...
Beauty Is What God Makes
Having been raised in the Protestant tradition, it it took me a while to understand the Catholic focus on Beauty. In raising Catholic children and watching them navigate education, I...
It’s the End of the World, and I Feel Fine
Riots, floods, the sun going out . . . it’s easy to wonder if these are the End Times we’ve heard so much about. Well, guess what? They totally are....
Be Brave and Reach to Her
I am friends with a woman who, for years, attended a nice parish where she was involved in multiple Bible studies. Despite the fact that she showed up week after...
Unprofitable Servants
Christ in the Gospel shows God’s mercy in an interesting, almost stern way. He tells us that our good actions do not deserve God’s gratitude to us, for they are...
How Jesus Reassured Me Over Coffee
I woke early for daily Mass, hoping that the weekly schedule also applied to Saturdays. It’d be so long since I prayed without distraction in Mass (toddlers can’t help it),...
Do the Work Now
Today, in the First Reading, we encounter Wisdom. Sophia. The images of Wisdom—a strong, beautiful, resplendent woman—have always appealed to me. But I’m not particularly wise. I spend a lot...
Friendships Deepen in Faith
God has filled our lives with a plethora of relationships. Take a moment to thank Him for your parents, siblings, extended family, boyfriend/fiancé/spouse, physical and spiritual children, teachers, coaches, coworkers,...
A Disciple to Everyone (Yes, Every One)
Today marks the feast of Pope Saint Leo the Great. As his title indicates, he has been much beloved by Catholics for centuries, and for good reason. A simple Google...
Body of Believers
There are times when the Scriptures are just so intriguing to me, where I just want to crawl inside them and know them from the inside. Today’s Second Reading from...
Practicing Christian Love Is Heavy
Let’s clear the air here a little. We start today’s readings with Saint Paul telling us that we owe nothing to others except to love each other. (Romans 13:8) Then...
Jesus: It's About the Relationship
I am a master procrastinator. And it’s not only the stuff I don’t want to do or deal with that I leave until the last minute; I’m late for good...
