Dig Deeper into this Sunday’s Gospel: Read Luke 17:11–19
“It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation, always and everywhere to give you thanks, Father most holy …”[1]
These words may be familiar to us, as they are often prayed over us during Mass, [...]
How to Hear God’s Voice When the Path Is Rocky
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read Luke 16:19-31
For much of September, I believe so many of our hearts have been heavy. There has been so much violence, so much loss. It seems as if nearly every day we have been reminded of how fragile life is, [...]
Dig Deeper into this Sunday’s Gospel: Read Luke 16:1–13
What’s in your Amazon cart?
For some, this is a cute and funny icebreaker question. For me? A little terrifying.
Because if one could peek into my Amazon account, I’d be found out.
Not for anything scandalous, [...]
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 14:1,7–14
I never expected to learn "How to Host a Proper Dinner Party" from the Bible. (Although I did find "How to Best Remove the Fat of a Bull Sin-Offering" in Leviticus 4:8!)
Move over, Emily Post—Jesus is the next big etiquette influencer. [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read Luke 12:49–53
When I was twenty-one, I was newly returned to the Church and on fire for the Lord. It was an amazing, beautiful, and exciting chapter of my faith. But I think in many ways, if I'm being honest, [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read Luke 12:32–48
When I read the opening words of Sunday's gospel—“Fear not, little flock" (Luke 12:32 RSVCE)—I wondered how this blog hadn't landed in the lap of our dear friend and chicken aficionado, Laura Phelps. Undoubtedly, she would have had some beautiful wisdom about these tender words from our Lord and the lessons to be learned from a little flock of chickens. [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read Luke 11:1–13
Some of my favorite memories of my children when they were toddlers were bedtime prayer time. “Okay, bedtime, prayer time!” I’d yell to get them scampering upstairs and into the bedtime routine. Baths, silliness, stories, and more silliness would often ensue. [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read Luke 10:38–42
“Lord, do you not care?”
I read the words that spilled out of Martha’s mouth directed toward Jesus from this week’s gospel, and within my heart, a profound understanding resonated.
Girl, preach. (That was me, not the Lord.)
If I weren’t already familiar with this passage, [...]
