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One of my favorite sayings is “words matter.” The words we say - to other people, ourselves, and yes, even God - they really do matter....

Today's Readings Jessica reflects on our free will in relationship with today's reading from Isaiah.

Today's Readings Jessica reflects on the idea of an "angry" God.

Today is International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia. Here is what I feel it necessary to say. If you are a Catholic,...

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...

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 Jessica reflects on our Christian call to share God's love with the world.

Today's Readings Our world feels broken. The brokenness across the globe - the weight of the pandemic, of increasing prices, war across...

Today's Readings I wonder what manna tastes like. Did it start off as deeply satisfying, as if nothing could ever taste as good? How...

Today's Reading Treat others the way you want to be treated. These words, a common refrain from parents and teachers of young children,...

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

Today's Readings This week, reflecting on the Queen of Sheba's visit with Solomon, Jessica invites us to find new ways to be breathless...

Today's Readings This week has the most popular scripture passage for weddings! “Love is patient, love is kind, it is not jealous, it is...

Today's Readings Our Advent longing and waiting enters the final week today. As Christmas Day is next Saturday, this year we get to...

Today’s Readings One of my favorite parts of Advent is the time we spend hearing from the prophets, especially Jeremiah and Isaiah....

“There is nothing more man needs than Divine Mercy – that love which is benevolent, which is compassionate, which raises man above his...

Today's Readings What do you wish me to do for you? What a remarkable question to be asked by the Son of God, who is not even limited by...

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

Today's Readings Today’s first reading begins with a wish familiar to many of us: pray to receive cautious guidance, plead and receive...

Today is the feast of St. Maria Faustina Kowalska. This young woman lived an incredibly simple, ordinary life. In the midst of that life,...