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Am I Being Holy or Harsh?
If you had known me in my mid to late twenties, it is highly likely we wouldn’t have gotten along. I was what you cal...
Where is God When I'm Feeling Alone?
There have been many times throughout my life in which I’ve felt God’s presence and knew He was with me. Sometimes it...
Knocking on Locked Doors
I am a huge sports movie junkie. One of my favorite sports flicks of all time is the 1993 motion picture Rudy. For th...
Where is Home?
So as I prepared to move back to college again, with my independence stunted due to COVID, my heart wrestled with bot...
Is Sacrifice Really Necessary This Year?
Today is the first Sunday of Lent and, admittedly, I had been feeling uninspired. The thought of purposely imposing m...
Loving Bread and Doubting Jesus
Today is the final day before Lent, or what is commonly called “Fat Tuesday.” It’s a final day of indulgence before ...
The One Who Knows My Soul
“Treat yourself. You deserve it!”
Far too often, I am easily persuaded by these words. I am so quick to treat mysel...
Finding My Place
Sometimes, I find it hard to find my place in this world. I go through spurts of time, especially in the winter month...
When to Let It Go
I’m a pretty stubborn person. I’m that person that always has to be right and always wants to win. It’s a trait that ...
Showing Up is Enough
To be honest, my Christmas spirit is so long gone by now, that I rarely give a second thought to today’s feast. Jesus...
Am I Brave Enough to Be It?
Finding God in all things, even the unexpected, is one of those spiritual practices that I have no problem teaching i...
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...