Exceeding Expectations - Wisdom's Voice
Today's Readings Entering into the Easter season, Jessica asks us to consider how God often joyfully exceeds our expectations.
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Today's Readings Entering into the Easter season, Jessica asks us to consider how God often joyfully exceeds our expectations.
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...
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In the decade since I became Catholic and took Saint Perpetua as my patroness and Confirmation name, I have celebrated this feast day...
Today's Readings I can still picture them in the front row of the second-floor theater - the simple blackbox space of the local community...