[…] make straight paths” (Proverbs 3:6). Straight paths. How comforting does that sound? I’m not sure about you, but I get wrapped up in the ways of the world and start comparing myself (my home and paint scheme, my marriage, wardrobe, children’s wardrobe, contents of our fridge, my muscle definition or lack thereof, my prayer […]
[…] lobby to grab a bite to eat. Before we finished our dinner, or unpacked our carefully chosen outfits (and good grief, they were cute), we heard the news. FLOURISH 2020, the Walking With Purpose Women’s Conference that we and 700+ other women couldn’t wait for, was not going to happen. There is still a […]
[…] they, or any other Christmas mythical magic, exist is due to the reality of that occasional nativity scene. In the fullness of time, in reality, in this world, an angel appeared to a virgin and asked her to be the mother of God. She said yes. A man named Joseph was faithful in some […]
Dig Deeper into Easter Sunday’s Gospel: Read John 20:1–9 In one of her essays on women, Saint Edith Stein wrote, “Women comprehend not merely with the intellect but also with the heart.” I especially feel the truth of this statement with my children as I’ve studied their unique mannerisms and reactions. I recently noticed […]
[…] words likely slipped out that early morning. We cannot and will not go through this life without storms. Jesus tells us this in John 16:33: “In the world you will have trouble, but take courage, I have conquered the world.” However many times we may read that verse, when we find ourselves amid the […]
[…] verse that warns me that I am “a puff of smoke that appears for a little time and then vanishes” sounds like the obnoxious ticking of the world’s most insensitive time bomb. I want my four small kids back. I want that tiny one-bedroom apartment. I want to drag my family’s dirty clothes to […]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read John:12:20–33 “Sir, we would like to see Jesus” (John 12:20). There have been so many times that I have longed to see Jesus, touch Him, and hug Him. Countless times, I have knelt in adoration before the Blessed Sacrament and imagined Him right next to me. In times […]
[…] found it hard to understand. He responded with total trust and faith in You. Help us, in the same way, to trust in You with unwavering faith and recognize Your presence with us always, no matter our circumstances. St. Joseph, pray for us. Scott Hahn, Joy to the World. (New York: Crown Publishing, 2014), 74-76. https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/homilies/2013/documents/papa-francesco_20130319_omelia-inizio-pontificato.html
[…] doubts about who Jesus really is? You aren’t alone. The very people who rubbed shoulders with Jesus did, too. But first, as we say in the television news business, the backstory. In this week’s gospel passage from Matthew, John the Baptist is in prison after denouncing King Herod for his promiscuous affair with his […]
[…] less likely I’ll be to get out in the spiritual battlefield and focus on what really matters. What is at stake? A lot. There is a hurting world out there that is just desperate for the women of our generation to band together and do something about it. We often feel defeated as we […]
