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A game I like to play with people sometimes is asking the following question: “If you could be the patron saint of anything, what would...

In March 2020, I was teaching third grade in suburban Chicago. On Friday, March 13th, we were given directions to send home belongings...

Today's Readings Today’s first reading begins with a wish familiar to many of us: pray to receive cautious guidance, plead and receive...

I had someone ask me not long ago why I decided to take medication for my mental health. I was already in therapy. Why did I suddenly...

Today is the feast of St. Maria Faustina Kowalska. This young woman lived an incredibly simple, ordinary life. In the midst of that life,...

I find that most people are confused by me. “Hold on, you’re a Catholic campus minister,” they reply after I’ve introduced myself, “and...

Today's Readings For as long as I can remember, my parents taught my siblings and I that God entrusted a Guardian Angel for each of us...

I met my best friend when we were 12. We lived in 2 different suburbs about 30 minutes apart. I am still in disbelief that at a time when...

Today's Readings We just spent a chunk of money on our lawn. We update and upgrade our various electronic devices. We spend money and...

I measure the seasons by my notebook of grocery lists. Cold salads, watermelon gazpacho, grilled vegetables and meats have been...

If you are a person living on Earth, especially in the last year and a half, then at some point in time you have experienced change in...

Today's Readings When I was a classroom teacher, a grammar lesson on superlative adjectives was usually a humorous one. I would begin the...

“Dare to declare who you are. It is not far from the shores of silence to the boundaries of speech. The path is not long, but the way is...

Life is heavy and I’m not okay. The emotional impact of the past two years of infertility has caught up with me. The loss of our unborn...

This past weekend, while my husband and I worked on one yardwork chore or another, I wiped the sweat from my brow and stabbed my shovel...

Today's Readings One of my favorite ways to pray and connect with each person of the Trinity is asking open-ended questions: Holy Spirit,...

Today's Readings Birth is a time that gives us the space to look back. Where have we come from? Matthew’s gospel begins with Jesus’...

Today’s Readings The book of Isaiah is often a challenging one to read. The author doesn’t mince words when he sees fault and sin....

Today's Readings A while ago, I saw a New Yorker cartoon of a woman doing yoga and her mat was a massive to-do list. I have thought of...

Today’s readings feel heavy. During this time of international strife and chaos, Jesus presents us with two hard teachings. Many people,...