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Today's Readings We may be in the dog days of summer, but my mind is already on Advent when pursuing today’s readings. When I taught...

I have a confession to make. I’m not proud of it, but I can’t help myself. As a feminist Catholic and theater connoisseur, I know it’s...

I have never been a big fan of the Martha and Mary story. There is certainly a reactionary bit on my part. There are enough places and...

The older I get, the more deeply I am convinced how little I actually know. As I encounter people whose life experience and perspectives...

Today's Readings “It is something very near to you, already in your mouths and in your hearts; you have only to carry it out.”...

Today's Readings The second reading this week from Galatians centers around the concept of freedom, an idea at the core of American...

Today's Readings On this occasion of Father’s Day, we are blessed to be hearing what I feel is one of the truly great miracles of...

Today's Readings Today we celebrate Pentecost, when the breath of the Spirit flowed through Jesus’ friends and empowered them to bring...

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.

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...

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...

I like to say I was born Catholic but raised Franciscan. My early education was at institutions sponsored by wonderful Franciscan...

Today's Readings Jessica reflects on how being a Christian is less about rules and more about actions.

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...

Today's Readings In today’s Gospel, we see Jesus’ followers being referred to as sheep. Christians are used to this kind of biblical...

Today’s Readings I have a deep and abiding love of color coding. Well, any sort of organization, but especially that which allows me to...

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...

I don’t know how I began choosing a word of the year several years ago. Most likely it was in the golden age of blogging and I stumbled...

Today's Readings When I was a youth minister, one of my favorite things was to take and lead teens on meaningful retreat experiences. We...

Today's Readings Jesus often strikes me as someone with a flair for the dramatics. I always enjoy the way Jesus uses extravagant...