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Today’s gospel reading shows Mary’s traveling “in haste” to Judea to see her cousin, Elizabeth. I love that detail. I picture Mary, so...

What would you do for your friends and the people you love? My guess would be that you would do anything for the people you love....

Today we celebrate three of Jesus’s closest friends: Lazarus, who is described as “the one you love” (John 11:3); Mary, who performs the...

F-R-I-E-N-D. We all know what that spells. Friends are the best gift we can have. Friendship can get us through any sorrow, hardship,...

Today's Readings The story of Lazarus is a long one. In terms of Gospels, it is an in-depth examination of personal relationships, an...

Today's Readings This week, Jessica reflects on the importance of friendship, especially those friends who can lovingly tell us when we...

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...

The Gospel for today is packed with such rich imagery. From Peter leaping out of the boat into the sea to run to Jesus on the shore, to...

Today's Readings This week, we encounter Luke’s shorter version of the Beatitudes. Here, we find ourselves “hashtag blessed,” though, not...

After teaching in Catholic schools for ten years, I have quite a few stories to share. One story that stands out, however, does not...

Today's Readings This weekend I have the honor of officiating my best friend's wedding. We have been friends our whole lives and being...

For as long as I can remember every year that I was in church ministry there would be a young child in the front pew at church for All...

Today's Readings The “Golden Rule” is supposed to be simple. 1) Love God, with all of you, 2) love others, as much as you love yourself....

I met my best friend when we were 12. We lived in 2 different suburbs about 30 minutes apart. I am still in disbelief that at a time when...

O Lord, to you I give endless praise, my heart gives thanks, lips blessings. You rest beyond the dome of the sky, You breathe life in...

Today’s Readings Palm Sunday is particularly dear to my heart. Years ago, I participated in the Tenth Forum for Youth sponsored by the...

Today’s Readings We tend to focus on the highlight – what happened at the top of the mountain. We thank God for the deliverance of Isaac...

Today's Readings Not sleeping well is a habit in my family. Most of us have the gift of trying to fall asleep and instead doing inventory...