Speaking with Joy
Feast of the Visitation It is an intimate thing to tell someone you’re pregnant. Whatever road you took to find you are pregnant, it can...
Feast of the Visitation It is an intimate thing to tell someone you’re pregnant. Whatever road you took to find you are pregnant, it can...
Today's Readings Jessica invites us to remember Mary as our intercessor.
We all know Joan of Arc. She was a 15th Century French woman who came to lead an army to many victories in spite of being a woman. She...
We are so relieved to hear about the lifting of those final restrictions related to the COVID-19 epidemic that we often forget about...
Today's Readings When I was a little girl, I loved watching the crackle and color of a fire. Our family could have been around a campfire...
Today's Readings This week, Jessica invites us to invite God into our feelings, especially sadness and grief.
Today's Readings As a non-Catholic Christian who frequently attends Mass, I am often fascinated by the chosen pairing of the Scriptures....
Today's Readings Jessica invites us to respond to God's invitation to seek out God everyday.
Today's Readings Today, on the 6th Sunday of Easter, is one of my favorite Gospel readings by John. It is all about loving God, loving...
Today's Readings Reflecting on the growing of the Church in Acts, Jessica encourages us to be a part of the change in the Church today.
Last year I was diagnosed with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Much more than what stereotypes of the disease suggest (I am not a...
Today's Readings Today is the fifth Sunday of Easter and the readings offer us a glimpse into the early days of the Church. The people...
Today's Readings This week, Jessica invites us to find Jesus in everyone we meet.
Woe is me, my mother, that you ever bore me, a man of strife and contention to the whole land! -Jeremiah 15:10 At first, this verse...
Today's Readings Today’s readings seem to be so clearly following a theme and pattern. Especially when considering the Psalm (“The Lord...
Looking back on my earliest school years, I recall well a few bouts of serious separation anxiety. Despite my love of learning and my...
Today's Readings Reflecting on our challenging world, Jessica invites us to create joy wherever we go.
Today's Readings In high school, I attended a program sponsored by the local Catholic diocese called Young Christians at Work. The...
Today's Readings This week, Jessica reflects on our opportunity to share all about "this life" - the life we are called to by Jesus.
Today's Readings Here we are just a few days after Easter, Christ’s Resurrection from the dead, and we observe the Sunday of Divine Mercy....