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Redemption Isn't a One-Time Deal
According to Webster, redemption means the act of making something better or more acceptable, the act of exchanging something for money, the act of buying back or repurchasing, or in...
Compassion that Overwhelms
Her hands trembled as she nervously gathered her hair away from her sweat-soaked neck. She was nineteen years old and pregnant. We were in my van, driving to a crisis...
The Transfiguration Wasn't on Instagram
For years, Instagram has been a space where I deposit my musings in prayer, and I have loved sharing the Lord’s faithfulness through every season. However, about a year ago,...
Law-Law-Land
As a teenager, I could not wrap my head around why my parents had (what felt like) a million rules. I was not allowed to ride in cars with other...
A Turn to the Stern
When I was very young, my family took a vacation on a lake. It was not something we had done before, and I was delighted to spend every minute I...
The Best Gift Giver
My fingers tapped the steering wheel distractedly as the traffic slowed and I struggled to focus in on prayer: The second Joyful Mystery is the Visitation . . . Our...
He Wants to Forgive
In the first couple of years after my reception into the Catholic Church, I struggled with trusting in the mercy of God, particularly in the Sacrament of Penance. I would...
Holy Is His Name
My insides cringed when he said it, but I didn't let my face betray my emotions. Sucking in a short, sharp breath, I realized that I would never grow accustomed...
Spending God's Mercy
I am rich, but there was a time when I was poor and had no faith. I am full, but there was a time when I was starving for truth....
Face to Face with Temptation
Every year I give the same thing up for Lent: soda. It's my weakness. An ice-cold Coke, preferably from McDonald’s, is usually the quick fix to a migraine. When I...
Rest or Run on the Sabbath
We return home after Sunday Mass. It’s time for lunch. As I stir a pot of macaroni and cheese, my mental to-do list races through my brain: there are meals...
Lord, I Am Poor
Calling home was heartbreaking during a particular season in my family’s life. Something had happened to a family member. The situation was stark in the foreground of our minds and...
