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Growing up I found this passage of the gospel concerning the vines and the branches to be fairly straightforward. Then I began...

In Heather McGhee’s book, The Sum of Us, she tells the story of the drained public pool. In the 1920s and 1930s, there were massive...

“MERCY is NOT table fry sharing!” Almost twenty years after leaving our Mercy high school, my best friend and I still exchange this...

The strangest Palm Sunday experience I ever had was when I somehow ended up as a lector at the Mass with Pope Benedict several years ago....

Today’s Gospel is particularly difficult to read and reflect on; Jesus predicts his own death, says that those who wish to serve him must...

Even though today is the fourth Sunday of Lent, to most of the world it is just another day. Another Sunday to get laundry done, make...

Today’s Responsorial Psalm is a personal favorite: “If today you hear God’s voice, harden not your hearts”. My preference for this Psalm...

The Old Testament reading this week is the well-known story of “the binding of Isaac.” Abraham has been told by God to bring his only...

Reading Mark’s Gospel often feels like running a sprint, because it is so action-packed and fast paced. Today's Gospel reading comes...

A friend and I have been trying to get together for over a month, but every week one of our toddlers is sick. And in our post-COVID world...

This time of year is riddled with dates that remind me of my brokenheartedness. Between the beginning of February and the beginning of...

The miracles of Jesus served many purposes; of course, they were service to those who most needed healing, but they also supported Jesus’...

A few years ago, I chose to leave my graduate program where I was studying Clinical Mental Health Counseling. At the time this decision...

The holidays are past, and we are blessed with a powerful trio of readings on yet another extraordinary, ordinary Sunday! Here I am Lord,...

“The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him” (Luke 2:22). This is one of the small peeks we...

When we dive into the lectionary for the Christmas readings there are a plethora of options all dependent on the time of day. The gospel...

In November of 2022, I found myself silently weeping in the lobby of the University of Chicago Hospital, having just concluded my 38th...

Today’s Gospel reading states that “A man named John was sent from God. He came for testimony, to testify to the light, so that all might...

The mountain village of Ein Karem, southwest of Jerusalem, is the location of two churches in the Holy Land: The Church of the Visitation...

It is that season again.  We prepare.  We wait.  We anticipate.  On this first Sunday of Advent 2023, Jesus tells us, “Be watchful! Be...