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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 My chest tightened, my breath got short, and my heart rate skyrocketed; it felt like our toddler was sitting on me. “Is...

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...

Today's Readings For our first week in the new year, Jessica asks us to consider a new New Year's Resolution.

Today's Readings It’s no secret that Jesus was a friend of the outcast. His life was about radical commitment to people most in need--the...

Today's Readings Like most little kids, when I was small, I often parrotted back words and phrases that the adults in my world used...

Today's Readings Jessica reflects on this week's reading as an opportunity to seek renewal.

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 By the time these words are posted, it will have been just over two weeks since the death of Stephen Sondheim, the...

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....

Content Warning: medical trauma, birth trauma, mental health, suicidal ideation This is the second part in a 2-part essay. For the first...

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

I had someone ask me not long ago why I decided to take medication for my mental health. I was already in therapy. Why did I suddenly...

I find that most people are confused by me. “Hold on, you’re a Catholic campus minister,” they reply after I’ve introduced myself, “and...

Today's Readings Reading this Gospel, I am thinking so much of the joy that was present when my husband and I had friends over for Sunday...

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...

While I was certainly gripped with uncertainty, the solace of my ‘no’ meant a new openness to what God may invite me to.