Mary Beth Keenan
Naomi's Lesson: Accepting Accompaniment in Grief
Ruth is one of my favorite women in the Bible. I love that she has an entire book named after her. I love her fortitude in family and...
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Kelly Sankowski
Mar 19, 20233 min read
Who have we discounted?
Today's Readings In the readings for today, we see stories of people who have been discounted. In the first reading, Samuel is sent by...
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Patty Breen
Mar 16, 20232 min read
Death Is Not the End of the Story
No other world religion makes such a bold claim about the afterlife: …I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the...
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Jessica Curbis
Mar 15, 20231 min read
Reset (Again)
Today's Readings Jessica reflects on our opportunity to continuously reset our Lenten practices.
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Rachel Conrad Carlson
Mar 13, 20234 min read
Where Are The Women Leaders?
Where are the women leaders? I know I’m far from the first to wonder that as I read through the Bible (or take even a brief glimpse at...
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Mary Beth Keenan
Mar 12, 20232 min read
Softening and Strengthening a Heart
Today's Readings My chest tightened, my breath got short, and my heart rate skyrocketed; it felt like our toddler was sitting on me. “Is...
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Erika Tate
Mar 9, 20232 min read
Baptism, Grace, and Love
I believe in one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. Once a month I get to teach my parish’s baptism preparation class. The room always...
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Jessica Curbis
Mar 8, 20231 min read
Words
Today's Readings This week, Jessica encourages us to pay attention to the words we use about others and ourselves.
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Jessica Curbis
Mar 6, 20233 min read
Most Blessed Warrior, Jael
It is my greatest pleasure to introduce you to Jael, a warrior woman who killed a man with a tent peg. But first, because context is...
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Erika Tate
Mar 5, 20233 min read
Transfiguraiton in an Over-Stimulated World
Today's Readings This Sunday is the second Sunday of Lent. We get to enjoy the bewildering story of the transfiguration of Jesus on Mount...
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Rachel Conrad Carlson
Mar 2, 20234 min read
Why I Am a (c)atholic
...I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church... I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic church. It may seem odd, but I...
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Jessica Curbis
Mar 1, 20232 min read
The Women of Our Scriptures
There is a lot to celebrate in the month of March - The Feast of the Annunciation, St. Patrick’s Day, St. Joseph’s Day, the beginning of...
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Jessica Curbis
Mar 1, 20231 min read
(Re)turn to God
Today's Readings As we begin Lent, Jessica reminds us to turn to God with our joys and our worries.
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Katie McKeon
Feb 26, 20233 min read
Encountering Jesus in the Desert
Today's Readings Today is the first Sunday of Lent. Living in the Midwest, I appreciate how the Lenten season corresponds with the end of...
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Jane Aseltyne
Feb 23, 20232 min read
Proclaiming Truth in Troubled Times
...Who has spoken through the prophets... One of the things that I love most about the Christian tradition is that there have been many...
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Jessica Curbis
Feb 22, 20231 min read
Rend Your Hearts
Today's Readings This week Jessica reflects on the Prophet Joel's words to "rend our hearts, not our garments".
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Katie Davis-Crowder
Feb 22, 20234 min read
Rolling Down the Hill
During Holy Week 2021, I participated from a distance in my parish’s annual Stations of the Cross service. Afterwards, I found myself...
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Mary Beth Keenan
Feb 19, 20232 min read
I Am a Church
Today's Readings What is your favorite church? What type of beautiful sanctuary lifts your soul to the beauty of God? What physical space...
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Jessica Curbis
Feb 15, 20231 min read
Living in the Ordinary
Today's Readings With one week left until Lent begins, Jessica reminds us to live in the ordinary moments.
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Laura G. Hancock
Feb 12, 20233 min read
The Space Between
Today's Readings If I’m honest, when I first read today’s collection of Scripture, I felt pretty overwhelmed. There are so many stark...
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