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Too Much
Today's Readings Like most little kids, when I was small, I often parrotted back words and phrases that the adults in my world used...

Katie Davis-Crowder
Aug 14, 20223 min read


Be Ready
Today's Readings We may be in the dog days of summer, but my mind is already on Advent when pursuing today’s readings. When I taught...

Caroline Head
Aug 7, 20222 min read


Time to Stop
Today's Readings This striking scripture passage is often very fitting for those who live in a rich country like the United States. By...

Kathleen O'Brien
Jul 31, 20221 min read


Never Cease Praying
Today's Readings On this 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, I love Luke’s Gospel. Jesus is not only teaching His disciples but all of us how...

Jessica Grima Jewett
Jul 24, 20222 min read


I am not Martha or Mary
I have never been a big fan of the Martha and Mary story. There is certainly a reactionary bit on my part. There are enough places and...

Ellen Romer Niemiec
Jul 17, 20223 min read


Our Choice
Today's Readings “It is something very near to you, already in your mouths and in your hearts; you have only to carry it out.”...

Jennifer Delvaux
Jul 10, 20223 min read


Planning the Harvest
Today's Readings This might be a weekend you are turning on an out of office message and enjoying some well-deserved time to relax. Many...

Caroline Head
Jul 3, 20222 min read


The Gift of True Freedom
Today's Readings The second reading this week from Galatians centers around the concept of freedom, an idea at the core of American...

Rachel Conrad Carlson
Jun 26, 20223 min read


Not Counted
Today's Readings On this occasion of Father’s Day, we are blessed to be hearing what I feel is one of the truly great miracles of...

Sue Delvaux
Jun 19, 20222 min read


We Can Hold Both
Today's Readings As a woman in my mid-thirties, I am surrounded by friendships with women who are at all different places when it comes...

Ellen Romer Niemiec
Jun 12, 20223 min read


Women, Earth, and Creator Spirit
Today's Readings Today we celebrate Pentecost, when the breath of the Spirit flowed through Jesus’ friends and empowered them to bring...

Katie Davis-Crowder
Jun 5, 20223 min read


A Letter to a Hurting World
Today's Readings As I sit here writing this devotion for the 7th Sunday of Easter, my heart is again troubled as our world suffers at the...

Jessica Grima Jewett
May 29, 20222 min read


Where Is Our Hope?
Today's Readings My head and heart are heavy as I sit down to write this reflection. In the past week, there has been another mass...

Jane Aseltyne
May 22, 20222 min read


Joy to the World
Today's Readings Jesus never promised that it would be easy to follow His commandments. In fact, a brief glance at the first reading for...

Caroline Head
May 15, 20222 min read


Self-Righteous Sheep
Today's Readings In today’s Gospel, we see Jesus’ followers being referred to as sheep. Christians are used to this kind of biblical...

Kathleen O'Brien
May 8, 20221 min read


Do You Love Me?
The Gospel for today is packed with such rich imagery. From Peter leaping out of the boat into the sea to run to Jesus on the shore, to...

Rakhi McCormick
May 1, 20223 min read


Are We an Easter People?
Today’s Readings I have a deep and abiding love of color coding. Well, any sort of organization, but especially that which allows me to...

Jennifer Delvaux
Apr 24, 20222 min read


Jesus Who Sees Me
Today's Readings One of the greatest joys of my life has been ministering with God’s people. From Philadelphia and D.C. to Houston and...

Katie Davis-Crowder
Apr 17, 20223 min read


Heart Journey
Today's Readings “Crucify him! Crucify him!” When I was young, I attended Catholic grade school in Chicago. For the most part, I really...

Susan Amann
Apr 15, 20222 min read


Enter into the Mystery
Today's Readings I got my love of reading from my mom. Growing up each night before bed, we would read together. Usually for about 30...

Patty Breen
Apr 10, 20222 min read
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