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The mountain village of Ein Karem, southwest of Jerusalem, is the location of two churches in the Holy Land: The Church of the Visitation...

Today's Readings One of the phrases I have unabashedly preached as a parent is: There’s nothing we can’t work through, as long as you’re...

Today's Readings Today’s gospel sets the scene of the disciples at sea braving a harsh night. Imagine huge waves crashing into your boat...

Today's Readings Gentleness. Isn’t it true that we all long to be treated gently? Isn’t gentleness what we’re searching for when we rush...

Today's Readings Today’s readings remind me of the popular improv game called “Yes, and.” I played the “Yes, and” game semi-regularly in...

Today's Readings Jesus is the Good Shepherd - this idea for Christ is warm, welcoming, and unwavering. Jesus as the Good Shepherd...

Today's Readings I have been a part of a variety of different Catholic communities in my lifetime, and each of them has placed a slightly...

Today's Readings Today, on the 6th Sunday of Easter, is one of my favorite Gospel readings by John. It is all about loving God, loving...

Today's Readings Today is the fifth Sunday of Easter and the readings offer us a glimpse into the early days of the Church. The people...

Today's Readings Today’s readings seem to be so clearly following a theme and pattern. Especially when considering the Psalm (“The Lord...

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

Today's Readings Good Friday has always seemed to me anything but good. The day the Son of God died, the day the sky turned dark, the day...

Today's Readings In my first few years of motherhood, I’ve learned that one of the most important things you can do during a child’s...

Today's Readings In the readings for today, we see stories of people who have been discounted. In the first reading, Samuel is sent by...

Today's Readings This Sunday is the second Sunday of Lent. We get to enjoy the bewildering story of the transfiguration of Jesus on Mount...

Today's Readings Today is the first Sunday of Lent. Living in the Midwest, I appreciate how the Lenten season corresponds with the end of...

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

…who proceeds from the Father and the Son… Our powerful Holy Spirit moves throughout the world giving people the ability to pray, filling...

What does it mean to take a spiritual breath? To breathe in the Divine God, To whisper Their name into the noise of our lives? To make...

…and his kingdom shall have no end… The kingdom of God is a central theme in Jesus’ preaching and teaching. He describes the kingdom in...