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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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Erika Tate
Feb 9, 20232 min read
The Holy Spirit Moves
…who proceeds from the Father and the Son… Our powerful Holy Spirit moves throughout the world giving people the ability to pray, filling...
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Jessica Curbis
Feb 8, 20231 min read
The Breath of God
Today's Readings This week, Jessica invites us to consider how each of us has God's breath within us.
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Rachel Conrad Carlson
Feb 6, 20231 min read
A Spiritual Breath
What does it mean to take a spiritual breath? To breathe in the Divine God, To whisper Their name into the noise of our lives? To make...
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Sara Ann Conneely
Feb 5, 20232 min read
Putting in the Work
Today's Readings For a short Gospel reading, we have quite a few metaphors explaining who we are meant to be as disciples of Christ....
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Jessica Curbis
Feb 2, 20233 min read
Breath, Fire, Dove
...I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life... In the beloved classic, the Wizard of Oz, Dorothy accidently travels to...
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Jessica Curbis
Feb 1, 20231 min read
Keeping Up with God
Today's Readings Jessica reflects on the need for intentional discipline in our relationship with God.
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Elizabeth Kos
Jan 30, 20233 min read
Extra-Ordinary Time
Ironically, it feels that it is almost always in my most ordinary moments, that I find the most extraordinary things. I want to take deep...
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Catherine Sullivan
Jan 29, 20232 min read
God of the Upside Down
Today's Readings When was the last time you looked at something upside down? If I’m being honest, for me it was probably checking the...
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Jane Aseltyne
Jan 26, 20232 min read
The In-Breaking
…and his kingdom shall have no end… The kingdom of God is a central theme in Jesus’ preaching and teaching. He describes the kingdom in...
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Jessica Curbis
Jan 25, 20231 min read
Doubt and Faith
Today's Readings Jessica reflects on our invitation to be imperfect but faithful believers.
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