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Learning from St. Paul and Grandma Lois
I teach twelfth grade theology. Throughout the time I’ve spent doing this work, I’ve heard an amazing number inspiri...
Yes, But Not Yet
Today’s readings comprise the Third Week in Ordinary Time. Yet, I imagine what this week would be referred to if the ...
When Following Jesus is No Walk in the Park
In the Gospel today, we read of Jesus performing healing miracles. He had so many people approaching him for healing...
Grow Through What You Go Through
The room my daughters share is an absolute garbage pit. It’s a constant battle of back and forth, cleaned up and tras...
Surrendering Over Settling
Despite my confidence in this plan to use my gifts for God’s glory I sometimes have to ground myself. I have to be m...
On Finding Good in the Suffering
Today, the second Tuesday in Ordinary Time, we read of Jesus crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, ...
Finding Renewal in the New Year
Picture this with me. He is down in the depths of the water’s darkness looking up towards the sky, but seeing it thr...
How Not to Be a Liar
I have claimed to love God and then turned around and uttered some negative stereotypes about my brothers-in-Christ b...
For When Jesus Asks Ridiculous Things
Following Jesus doesn’t make much sense sometimes. I am struck by the wild things Jesus asks his disciples to do when...
Letting God Light My Path
I walked through my poorly lit college campus on a cold, dark Monday night carrying a few books and a heavy heart. As...
Finding Color in the Dark Days
How many times do I lean into my own spiritual colorblindness?
How often do I find myself actively seeking out that w...
Finding Hope After Unanswered Prayers
I don’t know about you, but I have yet to experience a more slow and agonizing year than this one. Nothing has gone a...