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Obeying God and Living in Hope - Blessed Is She

Obeying God and Living in Hope

The Apostles were sent by Jesus to proclaim the Good News to the whole world. At Pentecost, the Father filled them with the Holy Spirit, not rationing His generous gift....
May 02, 2019
Whoever Believes in Him - Blessed Is She

Whoever Believes in Him

John 3:16. It’s on the bottom of my In-N-Out fry dish and soda cup. It’s also on the bottom of my Forever 21 bag. It was written on Tim Tebow’s...
May 01, 2019
The Call to Charity - Blessed Is She

The Call to Charity

My children are absolutely terrible housemates. They never clean up their messes before going on to making more. They don’t make any meals, sort any laundry, contribute in any way...
April 30, 2019
Trusting the Deeper Transformation at Work - Blessed Is She

Trusting the Deeper Transformation at Work

I cannot remember much about my baptism. I was older; it was after Christmas just past my sixth birthday. It took place at a Protestant church where I wore a...
April 29, 2019
Trusting Jesus Despite Locked Doors and Closed Hearts - Blessed Is She

Trusting Jesus Despite Locked Doors and Closed Hearts

I have a bad habit of believing that if anything is going to get done, I have to make it happen on my own, by my own strength and my...
April 28, 2019
Go and Tell - Blessed Is She

Go and Tell

Have you ever had an experience that was so powerful or meaningful to you, that you couldn't wait to tell other people about it? I felt that way the first...
April 27, 2019
The Reckless Love of God - Blessed Is She

The Reckless Love of God

"It is the Lord" (John 21:7). This might be my favorite descriptor in all of Scripture: Saint Peter, here, in the Gospel of John, "tucking in his garments, for he...
April 26, 2019
Accept and Invite His Peace - Blessed Is She

Accept and Invite His Peace

“Peace be with you.” Can you hear our Risen Lord tenderly speaking these words to you today? The Word Made Flesh Who dwells among us, stands in our midst, and...
April 25, 2019
Sharing Your Heart with Risen Jesus - Blessed Is She

Sharing Your Heart with Risen Jesus

“Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know of the things that have taken place there in these days?” In today's Gospel, Jesus walks with two of...
April 24, 2019
Hear Him Call Your Name - Blessed Is She

Hear Him Call Your Name

I have always loved this Gospel because I have always enjoyed reflecting on the tenderness and compassion with which Jesus must have spoken her name. “Mary." He is precisely aware...
April 23, 2019
Truth Without Medical Records or Photographs - Blessed Is She

Truth Without Medical Records or Photographs

For the first sixty-one minutes of our son’s life he was without a pulse. It was only when the doctors stopped working on him to call time of death that...
April 22, 2019
Living the Resurrection - Blessed Is She

Living the Resurrection

The Resurrection is here, sisters. The long-awaited light. Is it illuminating your world today? Or does jubilation feel like a spiritual mismatch as you continue to fight some darkness? Here’s...
April 21, 2019