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Today's Readings Jessica reminds us to not take our faith for granted.
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Today's Readings Jessica reminds us to not take our faith for granted.
Today's Readings One of the phrases I have unabashedly preached as a parent is: There’s nothing we can’t work through, as long as you’re...
Renita Weems Renita Weems is a prolific author, ordained minister, and the first African American woman to have completed a PhD in Old...
Today's Readings This week, Jessica reflects on Paul's reminder of Christ's presence in everything
Perhaps many of you have heard of and some of you may have experienced the Eucharistic Revival in your parishes. An initiative of the...
Today's Readings I am going on my third year as a resident of Chicago. Living in Hyde Park is like living in a microcosm of the world....
I have a MA in Systematic Theology. There was a moment early on where a reality of theology hit me. My professor was walking through the...
Today's Readings Jessica reflects on our daily opportunity to be like Paul and Timothy.
As a little girl, I was a bit of an odd child. I had a slight fascination with Mother Teresa. One of my earliest memories of playing at...
Today's Readings One of the greatest gifts of being a lover of books and good words, is the constant invitation to learn and grow. Books...
Today's Readings This week, Jessica reminds to allow God to work through us.
Today's Readings So here we are at the seemingly benign Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time. So many major holidays of the church have...
I was first introduced to the Peruvian saints by a Sister of Bon Secours, Hermana Amabelia. My husband and I were in Peru to provide...
Today's Readings Jessica reminds us to take time in silence with God.
“During those days, Mary set out and traveled to the hill country in haste to the town of Judah, where she entered the house of Zechariah...
Today's Readings I am learning to dig deeply into the places that hurt The Canaanite woman knows she is not of Jesus’ people and yet she...
Today's Readings This week, Jessica reflects on some joys and challenges of teaching.
The Gospel for the vigil mass of the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is only a few lines from Luke, chapter 11,...
Today's Readings Today’s gospel sets the scene of the disciples at sea braving a harsh night. Imagine huge waves crashing into your boat...
I came to know of Saint Clare of Assisi through Saint Francis. I have always been drawn to nature, the call of simple living resonates,...