Jennifer Delvaux4 days ago2 minSearching for HopeToday's Readings A sign. As continue living through this pandemic. With a winter that is daily adding pain and suffering. We enter in to ...
Jessica GrimaFeb 142 minUnsolicited LoveToday's Readings February 14th - Valentine’s Day holds many expectations for people. Some may be thinking along the lines of roses and ch...
Jennifer DelvauxFeb 72 minOut of the DrudgeryToday’s Readings Today’s readings seem rough at first. They speak of drudgery, work, stewardship, early mornings, and vast crowds. The bu...
Ellen Romer NiemiecJan 312 minQuiet! Come Out!Today's Readings Not sleeping well is a habit in my family. Most of us have the gift of trying to fall asleep and instead doing inventory...
Jennifer DelvauxJan 241 minJust BeforeToday’s Readings “Repent, and believe in the gospel.” We are quick to point out where others need to repent, where people fall short, whe...
Ellen Romer NiemiecJan 172 minMaking SpaceToday's Readings We have hit the post-Christmas lull. For many, it means dry January and new year resolutions and goals. Ordinary time co...
Kathleen O'BrienJan 102 minBaptism of the LordToday’s Readings In the readings today we find a tripartite stratum that gives us a deeper sense of the meaning of our baptismal call. To...
Jennifer DelvauxJan 33 minAn Epiphany Defying ExpectationsToday’s Readings The Magi set out. They knew what they were about. They were wise, wealthy, prepared with gifts and likely a large carava...
Ellen Romer NiemiecDec 27, 20202 minHoly FamilyI was late to my son’s baptism. Not ‘arrive-during-the-Gloria’ late but ‘arrive-during-the-homily-and-almost-miss-the-actual-baptismal-ri...
Rachel Conrad CarlsonDec 20, 20203 minBrokenness, Imagination & PeaceToday's Readings Today marks the beginning of the fourth week of Advent, just a few days more ‘til Christmas! On the Advent wreath, we li...
Jessica GrimaDec 13, 20203 minRejoicing Amongst the DarknessToday's Readings Rejoice! Again, I say Rejoice! Today is the third Sunday of Advent, and all around the world we light the pink candle on...
Jennifer DelvauxDec 6, 20202 minA Prophet's WordsToday’s Readings Comfort, give comfort to my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem These opening words from Isaiah in today’...
Jennifer DelvauxNov 29, 20202 minWaiting. Watching. In hope of restoration...Today’s Readings This week opens Advent with the charge to wait, to prepare. From the dark and forbidding words in the first reading from...
Jessica GrimaNov 22, 20203 minKing and CompanionToday’s Readings Happy Solemnity of Jesus Christ, King of the Universe! These are always some of my favorite readings. I could write and ...
Jennifer DelvauxNov 15, 20202 minTo those who have been given muchToday’s Readings Today is World Day of the Poor. In 2016, Pope Francis declared that the thirty-third Sunday of Ordinary time as the Day ...
Jennifer DelvauxNov 8, 20202 minWisdom's RoundsToday’s Readings I did not intend to write today’s reflection. As I was talking with potential contributors, many were so overwhelmed (se...
Jenna RummelhartNov 1, 20202 minEven When We Are Not WellToday’s readings The past eight months have been an awkward time to feel blessed. At this point, we all know the dance. Out of a kind hab...
Jessica GrimaOct 25, 20202 minLoving Like Christ in 2020On the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, which is World Youth Sunday, the readings couldn’t be more perfect. We see in the first reading from...
Jennifer DelvauxOct 18, 20202 minThe Oldest Words Still SpeakToday's Readings The opening words of likely the earliest book of the New Testament are a wish for grace and peace to the hearer. If ever...
