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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


Straddling the Issue
Today's Readings Jessica reflects on Elijah's question in today's first reading and challenges us to make moves towards action.

Jessica Curbis
Jun 8, 20221 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


Giving and Receiving
Today's Readings This week, in light of Paul and Jesus' words, Jessica invites us to give what we can in the fight for justice.

Jennifer Delvaux
Jun 1, 20221 min read


True Freedom
I have struggled with what to say about the massacre of children and their teacher in Uvalde, Texas a week ago. On the one hand, it feels...

Jennifer Delvaux
May 31, 20222 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


Realizations of Divinity and Imperfection
Years ago, during a nativity program at church, my eldest son played the part of baby Jesus in the manger and of course, I was Mary, and...

Kate Wolbert
May 27, 20222 min read


God Is Near
Today's Readings Jessica reflects on Paul's preaching about God. We all have moments when we feel farther from God than others. But God...

Jessica Curbis
May 25, 20221 min read


On Motherhood: Neither Catholic nor Secular
The question of vocation has always been a looming question for Catholics. And I mean vocation with the capital “V”. In college, this was...

Kathleen O'Brien
May 23, 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


A Franciscan Heart for Mother Earth
I like to say I was born Catholic but raised Franciscan. My early education was at institutions sponsored by wonderful Franciscan...

Jessica Curbis
May 19, 20223 min read


What do I need to do to be a Christian?
Today's Readings Jessica reflects on how being a Christian is less about rules and more about actions.

Jessica Curbis
May 18, 20221 min read


Creation Instead of Violence - International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia
Today is International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia. Here is what I feel it necessary to say. If you are a Catholic,...

Jennifer Delvaux
May 17, 20222 min read


When We Need Our Mamas (And They're Not There)
I’ve been thinking about how becoming a mother intensifies our own need to be mothered. My husband and I joke that we both earned...

Rachel Conrad Carlson
May 16, 20223 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


We are called...to holiness
Today's Readings Jessica returns to the topic of vocation to discuss our universal call to holiness in light of the Acts of the Apostles.

Jessica Curbis
May 11, 20221 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


You Are My Shero
Shero - a woman who inspires you. A woman who has poured into your life, helping you become the woman God created you to be. Though an...

Patty Breen
May 7, 20222 min read


What is Joy?
Today's Readings Jessica reflects on what it means for us to live in Easter joy.

Jessica Curbis
May 4, 20221 min read


This is not a day for triumphalism
Last night news of a massive shift in our nation leaked – the likely overturning of Roe v. Wade. As we are dedicated to women, I wish to...

Jennifer Delvaux
May 3, 20222 min read
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