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The Foolish Wisdom of the Eucharist
It is easy for me to imagine that people today, both outside and within the Church, might have a perspective not too distant from the...

Laura G. Hancock
Aug 17, 20243 min read


My Spiritual Companions - Vincent and Louise
Like many college freshmen, I wasn’t entirely sure what I was signing up for when I began at DePaul University. While I knew about other...

Ellen Romer Niemiec
Jun 19, 20243 min read


Some Mercy Now
“MERCY is NOT table fry sharing!” Almost twenty years after leaving our Mercy high school, my best friend and I still exchange this...

Katie Davis-Crowder
Apr 6, 20244 min read


Liberating Possibilities in The Call of the King
As far as images of God go, I am really not a fan of Our Lord, King of the Universe. The emphasis on God as dominating male conqueror,...

Katie Davis-Crowder
Nov 25, 20233 min read


Black Elk: The Enrichment of the Church
A proud Lakota, a beloved teacher of Native American traditions, a second cousin to Crazy Horse, a member of Buffalo Bill Cody’s...

Allison Bobzien
Nov 23, 20232 min read


In the Beginning was the Conversation
Today's Readings As a high school theology teacher, I often find myself in the midst of unexpected conversations. I will have my plans...

Katie Davis-Crowder
Jun 4, 20233 min read


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

Katie Davis-Crowder
Apr 29, 20233 min read


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

Katie Davis-Crowder
Feb 22, 20234 min read


The Space Between
Today's Readings If I’m honest, when I first read today’s collection of Scripture, I felt pretty overwhelmed. There are so many stark...

Laura G. Hancock
Feb 12, 20233 min read


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

Katie Davis-Crowder
Nov 22, 20223 min read


Jesus' Crowded Table + the Pharisee in Me
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...

Katie Davis-Crowder
Oct 23, 20223 min read


Kinship with the Earth
A few months ago, as Chicago’s short-lived spring began to give way to the sunshiny freedom of summertime, I had the opportunity to write...

Katie Davis-Crowder
Sep 12, 20223 min read


Too Much
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...

Katie Davis-Crowder
Aug 14, 20223 min read


Of Magdala: Apostle to the Apostles
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...

Katie Davis-Crowder
Jul 22, 20223 min read


Planning the Harvest
Today's Readings This might be a weekend you are turning on an out of office message and enjoying some well-deserved time to relax. Many...

Caroline Head
Jul 3, 20222 min read


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

Katie Davis-Crowder
Jun 5, 20223 min read


Desert Days
Today's Readings I can still picture them in the front row of the second-floor theater - the simple blackbox space of the local community...

Katie Davis-Crowder
Mar 6, 20224 min read


New Year, More Me: Seeking the Magis in 2022
As I move through this Christmastide alongside my spouse Kevin, also an educator basking in a much-needed break, our joy is real. I find...

Katie Davis-Crowder
Jan 3, 20223 min read


Who Is the Best?
Today's Readings When I was a classroom teacher, a grammar lesson on superlative adjectives was usually a humorous one. I would begin the...

Caroline Head
Sep 19, 20212 min read


The Importance of Deep Questions
Today's Readings One of my favorite ways to pray and connect with each person of the Trinity is asking open-ended questions: Holy Spirit,...

Patty Breen
Sep 12, 20212 min read
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