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Save Us From Ourselves, O Lord
Today's Readings Our Advent longing and waiting enters the final week today. As Christmas Day is next Saturday, this year we get to...

Caroline Head
Dec 19, 20212 min read


By Your Pupils You'll Be Taught
Today's Readings By the time these words are posted, it will have been just over two weeks since the death of Stephen Sondheim, the...

Katie Davis-Crowder
Dec 12, 20213 min read


I’m Not God
Today's Readings I have a sticky note on my laptop that says, “I’m not God.” You may be thinking, who is this woman that believes she is...

Rose Miola
Dec 5, 20212 min read


An Advent of Justice & Love
Today’s Readings One of my favorite parts of Advent is the time we spend hearing from the prophets, especially Jeremiah and Isaiah....

Jennifer Delvaux
Nov 28, 20212 min read


Discerning God's Dream
I’ve been Catholic for about eight years, and one of my favorite parts of my journey into the church has been learning about the various...

Jane Aseltyne
Nov 21, 20212 min read


Cultivating Tenderness
Today's Reflection “Don’t smile until Christmas!” This (terrible) piece of advice was given to me and countless other new teachers as we...

Bernadette K. Raspante
Nov 14, 20213 min read


Bits and Pieces
Today's Readings I am the type of personality that does not love the “messy middle” of situations. You know what I mean, that in-between...

Patty Breen
Nov 7, 20213 min read


Persistence
Today's Readings Last week, I procrastinated on a project that, should I have spread out over the course of a month, would have been a...

Bernadette K. Raspante
Oct 24, 20212 min read


Rearranging Deck Chairs
Today's Readings What do you wish me to do for you? What a remarkable question to be asked by the Son of God, who is not even limited by...

Ellen Romer Niemiec
Oct 17, 20213 min read


Wisdom and Faith
Today's Readings Today’s first reading begins with a wish familiar to many of us: pray to receive cautious guidance, plead and receive...

Caroline Head
Oct 10, 20212 min read


Call Me Ezer
I find that most people are confused by me. “Hold on, you’re a Catholic campus minister,” they reply after I’ve introduced myself, “and...

Cynthia Lambert Cheshire
Oct 3, 20213 min read


Keeping Up with the Joneses
Today's Readings We just spent a chunk of money on our lawn. We update and upgrade our various electronic devices. We spend money and...

Rose Miola
Sep 26, 20212 min read


Who Is the Best?
Today's Readings When I was a classroom teacher, a grammar lesson on superlative adjectives was usually a humorous one. I would begin the...

Caroline Head
Sep 19, 20212 min read


The Importance of Deep Questions
Today's Readings One of my favorite ways to pray and connect with each person of the Trinity is asking open-ended questions: Holy Spirit,...

Patty Breen
Sep 12, 20212 min read


Beyond Our Sight
Today’s Readings The book of Isaiah is often a challenging one to read. The author doesn’t mince words when he sees fault and sin....

Jennifer Delvaux
Sep 5, 20212 min read


The "To-Do" List Tasks According to the Spirit
Today's Readings A while ago, I saw a New Yorker cartoon of a woman doing yoga and her mat was a massive to-do list. I have thought of...

Bernadette K. Raspante
Aug 29, 20213 min read


Living the Wedding Vows
Today’s readings feel heavy. During this time of international strife and chaos, Jesus presents us with two hard teachings. Many people,...

Caroline Head
Aug 22, 20212 min read


Made for Encounter
Today's Readings Reading this Gospel, I am thinking so much of the joy that was present when my husband and I had friends over for Sunday...

Micole Amalu
Aug 15, 20212 min read


This is enough, Lord!
Today’s Readings “This is enough, Lord! There have been times when I just want to say that. When I am witness to extreme pain,...

Rose Miola
Aug 8, 20212 min read


The True Bread from Heaven
Today’s Readings Sometimes when we read the Bible or hear Scripture at Mass, we can feel disconnected or that the events we are hearing...

Caroline Head
Aug 1, 20212 min read
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