Why Advent is My Favorite
As someone who walks with women along the journey of pregnancy and childbirth, it is particularly meaningful for me to think about the things that Mary must have experienced...
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He is Mine and I am His
First Reading:Genesis 49:2, 8-10 Assemble and hear, O sons of Jacob, and hearken to Israel your father. Judah, your brothers shall praise you; your hand shall be on the neck...
Longing for Him in My Heart
When the righteous cry for help, the LORD hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles. (Psalm 34:17) Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness ....
Waiting with Longing
With only ten days to go until Christmas, my children are little corked-up vials of excitement, bubbling up, ready to pop at any minute with frantic anticipation. After so many...
Rejoicing with Mary
Today, the Third Sunday of Advent, often referred to as Gaudete Sunday because of the Introit said at the beginning of Mass today, is one of my favorite days of...
Keeping Secrets
"Tell no one the vision . . ." Tell no one. Has anyone ever shared some truly amazing news with you, only to ask that you keep it to yourself...
Yes. I Do.
Yes. I Do. Today's Gospel, wow, Mary's Fiat. It's beautiful. There is so much here. So much is waging on this moment. What would the world be like if...
Ask Our Father for Help
Fear not, I will help you. It seem so easy. We know we were created by an all-loving God who is ours twenty-four hours a day. We must only...
I Know You're Weary
I am like a hamster in the wheel, heart always racing, always moving, always going. I have to do this and I have to do that. There is a constant...
That Shepherd Who Wants You
It’s easy to get lost. I don’t mean lost in a physical sense (though I admit I sometimes do that, too), but lost spiritually—and especially at this time of...
The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Today is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Today, we celebrate the fact that a tiny red newborn—delivered in less than desirable circumstances to a young peasant girl from...
More Than a Piece of Paper
Several weeks ago I ate at an Asian buffet with my fiancé and his family. A few minutes into the meal our server dropped a pile of fortune cookies...
