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Teach Us to Pray
There is something so incredibly intimate about hearing someone pray in their own words. Rote prayers are beautiful and helpful in directing our prayer towards God. They lead us into...
Wolves, Quantum Physics, and Prayer
There are a lot of things about this world that I don’t understand. Countless things really. From basics on how gravity actually works to the complexities of quantum physics. Every...
Nothing Is Wasted
For years, I’ve prayed for the conversion of loved ones—people I desperately want to know the love of Jesus. I’ve offered novenas and masses, asked the intercession of both powerhouse...
Endurance to Defend the Faith
The first time I read through the Acts of the Apostles, I was completely struck by this line in today’s First Reading: "He entered the synagogue, and for three months...
We Are a Gift
I have a tendency to view myself as "too much." After being told that I feel or process with "too much" depth, or that I talk way "too much," I...
To Instruct, and Strengthen, the Ignorant
I’ll be honest: I am not a huge fan of patristics, the earliest Church fathers. When first introduced to the patristic fathers in my twenties, I often found their writing...
Walk with Me
Many years ago, I was a young Jewish woman, estranged from my own mother and struggling to find my way into the Catholic Church. I was already a believer in...
Hearing a Father's Voice
I was a Navy brat growing up. Our family is one with a long-standing tradition of Naval service, and most of them, including my dad, served on submarines spending the...
He Will Guide You in Truth
“When I grow up, I am going to be a missionary to China!” my daughter announced, bouncing up from her schoolwork. I smiled at her, redirecting her back to her...
Our Help and Advocate in Times of Change
In my work as a Montessori teacher, the most challenging parts for the children during the school year and individual days were the times of transition. Change can be difficult....
Can I Get A Witness?
As I read today’s First Reading, I was intrigued by the woman Lydia. She was not a Jew, but she was a "worshiper of God” and she “listened and the...
Where He Dwells
Somewhere between a quarter and midlife crisis, in the last year or so I have found my mind often drifting towards the end-of-life things. Maybe it has to do with...
