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Keeping Score When God Doesn't
November 5, 2020 Thursday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time (Lectionary: 488)
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On Being Efficient Without God
In today’s Gospel of Luke, I recognize these same tendencies present in those who were invited to the banquet of the ...
Learning to Be Beloved
Nicknames are tender ways our loved ones fondly know and call us; they indicate a level of closeness and intimacy.
Li...
Is Being Nice Enough?
I read another anonymous story of depression and a toxic family situation on my school’s confession page. During the ...
Life Lessons from Dorothy Day
Around the same time, I was reminded about one of my heroes, Dorothy Day, and her proclamation in The Long Loneliness...
What Our World Needs Today
October 20, 2020 Tuesday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time (Lectionary: 474)
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Having the Courage to Pray Bold Prayers
It wasn’t loud or overtly obvious. It wasn’t an audible voice. It was subtle, manifesting itself as a thought in my h...
In the Pursuit of Being Chosen
In today’s readings, the Lord confirms and solidifies in my heart such a beautiful, good, and true message in respons...
On Controlling the Controllables
Gloria took a sip of her coffee, taking her time to properly calculate her response. She let out a slight chuckle fol...
For When Life Doesn't Go As Planned
October 11, 2020 Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Lectionary: 142)
Reading 1 IS 25:6-10A
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Making Room
I asked God what I could add to my life to make myself as happy as I was before quarantine.
But He revealed to me tha...
From a Recovering People Pleaser
Lately, my experience of social media has been a bit of a dumpster fire. There are so many voices clamoring with thei...