Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read: Luke 23:35-43 Here we are, my friend, at the end of another liturgical year. On the precipice of a new year, our Church presents us with a profound paradox this Sunday. So, put down the wreaths and candles and resist the temptation to bring all of those bins […]
[…] of the souls in purgatory: Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the masses said throughout the world today, for all the holy souls in purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal church, those in my own home and within my family. […]
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. For those of you […]
[…] we encounter ten lepers who call out to Jesus for pity and mercy as He passes by. Our Lord immediately responds, instructing them to show themselves to the priests. At that time, this was a ritual act that unclean persons, like lepers, had to perform to demonstrate their cleanliness, which would allow them to […]
[…] 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. But when we finally quieted down, after the stories were read and the stuffies were […]
[…] have we found ourselves whispering, silently praying, or crying aloud something similar? Lord, do you not care? About my heart? My exhaustion? My loneliness? About me? Martha’s world feels achingly familiar, doesn’t it? As women, we bear the burden of numerous roles and responsibilities. We juggle logistics, relationships, emotions, and expectations for those we […]
[…] back home. “The villagers would break pottery at the feet of the individual, symbolizing that they were no longer in community with the returning person. They were breaking relations with him. It was a way of shaming the individual, of making him feel completely empty. Importantly, the ceremony would take place on the outskirts […]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read Luke 13:1–9 If I had to choose one emoji to describe my face when I read the subheading of Luke 13:1–5 and its verses, it would be 😳. If ever there was a gospel that kicked me into high gear and got me into the confessional, it would […]
[…] I know; I used Lent as a verb. I have a fun relationship with the Holy Spirit whom I consider the mover and shaker of the spiritual world. He’s the ultimate VERB. Nothing happens without Him, certainly not Lent. Personally, I have zero chance of making it through to Easter without His intercession—a little […]
[…] so the work began. Countless hours of delving into the heartache to better understand the questions and needs of millennials and Generation Z. Exploring the solutions the world offers to that heartache and then honestly assessing where those solutions are leaving our young people. This didn’t take long to see. Mental health is plummeting. […]
