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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
To Whom Shall We Go? - Blessed Is She

To Whom Shall We Go?

In the Gospel today, Jesus turned to the twelve Apostles after many of his disciples walked away to see if they, too, wanted to leave. But Saint Peter said those...
May 06, 2017
The Profound Humility of God - Blessed Is She

The Profound Humility of God

Today's First Reading is shocking. The level of humility demanded of Saul, the depth of his repentance, the courage shown by the persecuted Christians whose participation God necessitated in order...
May 05, 2017
Gift Sharing - Blessed Is She

Gift Sharing

Our brief reading from Acts of the Apostles reads like a high definition short film about faith in Our Resurrected Lord. Saint Philip is clearly someone who has grown nimble...
May 04, 2017