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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...

Today's Readings In the depths of winter, Jessica reminds us to seek the light of God.

The Immaculate Conception teaches us that Mary was conceived without sin and never sinned. God had set her aside. We know this because of...

Do you like to help? One of my favorite things in life is to help. I love to help. I love it when others offer to help. St. Catherine...

Picture it: Delaware County, Pennsylvania, 1999. A remarkably tall 6th-grader clad in a navy blue plaid jumper and sky blue short-sleeved...

Today's Readings Reflecting on Paul's Letter to the Ephesians and the Martyrdom of Sts. John and Isaac, Jessica asks God to strengthen us...

Today's Readings When I was younger, my older brother served in the Coast Guard for close to ten years. One year when he was working on...

Today's Readings This week, Jessica reflects on our opportunity to be a part of growth and change in the Church.

Today's Readings Jessica reflects on today's reading, keeping in mind the feast of St. Lawrence, encouraging us to be generous, just as...

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...

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

In the decade since I became Catholic and took Saint Perpetua as my patroness and Confirmation name, I have celebrated this feast day...

Today's Readings I have been fascinated with stars since I was young. Why do they twinkle? Why do we wish on the first star of the...

I took a class on ministerial leadership a few years ago. One week we were gifted with the presence of the late William Barry, S.J., a...

Today's Readings Merry Christmas! The traditions of the Church around this time feel positively utopian, don’t they? Throughout Advent,...

Today's Readings Today is a special day in my religious congregation, the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM). It is...

A blog for women seems an unlikely place to find a reflection for St. Andrew. One of the fishermen called by Jesus to be fishers of men...

I’ve been Catholic for about eight years, and one of my favorite parts of my journey into the church has been learning about the various...

I have always love school. From my earliest school experience, I have been excited to start each academic year, eager to gather folders,...

To be honest, I much prefer the Solemnity of All Saints. In the symphony of the liturgical year, All Saints is a joyful march, a...