The 54-day Rosary novena should come with a warning label: “CAUTION: Only pray this if you are prepared for EVERYTHING to change.”
Early in our marriage, my husband and I decided to pray the 54-day Rosary novena to discern the direction of our careers and to start a family. [...]
How to Hear God’s Voice When the Path Is Rocky
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read Luke 17:5–10
Paper in one hand, rosary in the other, I was prepared to face Jesus in the sacrament of Penance. When the green light flashed on, I walked in, fell to my knees, asked for forgiveness, then began to list my sins: “I gossiped four times. [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read John 3:13–17
Dear Savers,
Hello! My name is Laura, and much to my daughter’s chagrin, I enjoy shopping at secondhand stores. There’s something about the unexpected discovery and thrill of the hunt that has me frequently picking and foraging through your dusty aisles, [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read Luke 14:25–33
The subheading in our Bibles for this gospel passage reads, "The Cost of Discipleship," and before reading anything else on the page, that phrase alone should make us pause.
Jesus is about to tell us what it will cost us to follow Him. [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read Luke 13:22–30
I spent last weekend on the bathroom floor, soaking my chickens’ feet in warm water and Epsom salts. Chicken Little acquired bumblefoot, a common bacterial infection, but without treatment, it can be fatal. With the location of the inflammation being on the bottom of her feet, [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read Luke 12:13–21
Empty suitcases, Christmas decorations, golf clubs, youth sports trophies, stuffed animals, VHS cassette tapes, photo albums, baking sheets, art supplies, wrapping paper, Easter baskets, garbage bags stuffed with clothing donations: you name it, it’s in my downstairs closet. [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read Luke 10:25–37
“I can’t talk now, I am integrating chickens.”
Add this to my list of “texts I never thought I’d send.” When the recipient shared that she had no idea what I was talking about, I explained that we were introducing our new flock of chickens to the old and that this required constant supervision because, [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read Luke 24:46–53
Jesus disappointed me. I asked Him to do one thing—just one! And did He do it? Nope! In fact, He did the opposite. I thought He was trustworthy, a God who kept His promises. I was beginning to have my doubts. [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read John 10:27–30
Have you ever been paralyzed by fear? In a season of panic and confusion, when everything was spinning out of control, I sought help from a friend, who assured me: “You are safe. It’s in God’s hands.”
I wanted to punch her. [...]
