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Stories of Loving One Another
What would you do for your friends and the people you love? My guess would be that you would do anything for the people you love....

Jocelyn E. Collen
May 17, 20253 min read


Apostolic Conversion
I love this time after Lent, when we get the readings of the apostles, and we hear the ways that the mission of Jesus was being spread...

Alexis Abello
May 10, 20251 min read


Unfathomable: Follow Me
There have been many happenings in my personal life over the past eight months that, before they occurred, I would have said were...

Laura G. Hancock
May 3, 20252 min read


Unlocking the Heart
In the April 2025 Magnificat mass companion, the introduction for Divine Mercy Sunday says that Jesus showed his wounded hands and side,...

Jenny Snarski
Apr 26, 20252 min read


That Sunday Through Her Eyes
It is the darkness before the first rays of the morning sunrise peeking over the hills. The whole world is still - and yet, my whole...

Patty Breen
Apr 20, 20252 min read


Called To Be Leaders
Today’s Mass opens with a familiar scene—Jesus entering Jerusalem, seated on a colt, as his followers “began to praise God aloud with...
Josie Diebold
Apr 12, 20252 min read


Resisting Paralysis
My toddler likes to help me do the dishes, but is afraid of the disposal. One day recently, I was emptying out some old food and delaying...
Kelly Sankowski
Apr 5, 20253 min read


Of Darkness and Light
“Brothers and sisters: You were once darkness, but now you are the light of the world.” Who might you guess is the Saint of Darkness?...

Barbara Silvestri
Mar 29, 20252 min read


Take off your shoes, you holy and wondrous human
In today’s first reading from Exodus, Moses has spotted the burning bush on Mount Sinai. God calls to him by name. Moses answers “Here I...

Sarah Signorino
Mar 22, 20252 min read


Transformed into Christ
Today we celebrate the second Sunday of Lent. As Catholics, tradition has taught us that the 40-day period of prayer, fasting, and...

Jessica Grima Jewett
Mar 15, 20252 min read


Chopped Spirituality
Hunger is a natural part of the human experience. There are days I crave dark chocolate, the rush of cheap store-bought candy sugar, a...

Renée Roden
Mar 9, 20252 min read


The Wisdom of Ordinary Time
I am preparing this on a bitter cold day literally and figuratively in Illinois on Monday, January 20, 2025. It was -1° when I got going...

Sue Delvaux
Mar 1, 20252 min read


Love in a Time of Hate
Whew! This week’s Gospel hits hard as we are dealing with everything that is going on in the world. There are many Christians who...

Jennifer Delvaux
Feb 23, 20252 min read


Rooted by the Stream
In a very happy accident, I was assigned to write about today’s readings which just happen to include two verses from Jeremiah that I...

Rachel Conrad Carlson
Feb 16, 20253 min read


Now You Are the Body of Christ
Today’s New Testament readings are quite familiar to us; the second reading from Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians is the classic...

Sara Ann Conneely
Jan 25, 20253 min read


You Shall Be Called My Delight
Today’s first reading includes one of my longtime favorite words in the English language: delight! For me, delight tastes like a juicy...

Katie Davis-Crowder
Jan 18, 20253 min read


You Have Been Called as Beloved Sons and Daughters
Happy New Year to all! I hope that your Christmas, and New Year Holiday has been one of relaxation, joy, peace, hope and filled with...

Jessica Grima Jewett
Jan 12, 20252 min read


Choosing Another Way
Today, we celebrate the Epiphany of the Lord. The Magi follow the star and offer their gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to Mary,...
Josie Diebold
Jan 5, 20252 min read


Our Children Are Not Our Own
“Son, why have you done this to us? Your father and I have been looking for you with great anxiety.” As I read these words at this moment...
Kelly Sankowski
Dec 28, 20243 min read


Friend Mommies
When my sister and I were toddlers, we would play “Friend Mommies.” Friend Mommies would involve us pushing our baby doll strollers...

Jocelyn E. Collen
Dec 21, 20242 min read
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