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I often say that I fell into teaching. Despite having played teacher as a child (should have been a dead give away honestly), I never...

If I tell the story of how I came into ministry, I can tell you what time of the year it was, where I was standing, and what I was doing....

Today’s Responsorial Psalm is a personal favorite: “If today you hear God’s voice, harden not your hearts”. My preference for this Psalm...

Reading Mark’s Gospel often feels like running a sprint, because it is so action-packed and fast paced. Today's Gospel reading comes...

Looking back on my earliest school years, I recall well a few bouts of serious separation anxiety. Despite my love of learning and my...

There is a quote attributed to Pope John Paul II, “We are an Easter people and Hallelujah is our song.” While there is truth to that, I...

To be transparent, I can easily take for granted what is happening in Luke’s telling of the Annunciation today. It’s a story I’ve heard...

During Holy Week 2021, I participated from a distance in my parish’s annual Stations of the Cross service. Afterwards, I found myself...

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...

Today's Readings This striking scripture passage is often very fitting for those who live in a rich country like the United States. By...

Today's Readings Jessica reflects on the inevitable feelings of doubt and aloneness in the discernment process.

Today's Readings Jessica reflects on some of Jeremiah's most famous words.

The question of vocation has always been a looming question for Catholics. And I mean vocation with the capital “V”. In college, this was...

Today's Readings In January 2019, my husband and I knew we were ready for a change. We wanted another child and we were ready for new...

Today's Readings I am the type of personality that does not love the “messy middle” of situations. You know what I mean, that in-between...

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

Every year I have a 4th of July tradition. I grab a soda, some popcorn (properly popped on the stove), and, if I’m thinking ahead some...

The "Words of Wisdom" series offers ten minute prayer experiences each Tuesday during the season of Lent. Each prayer includes a short...