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Yes. I Do.
Yes. I Do. Today's Gospel, wow, Mary's Fiat. It's beautiful. There is so much here. So much is waging on this moment. What would the world be like if...
Ask Our Father for Help
Fear not, I will help you. It seem so easy. We know we were created by an all-loving God who is ours twenty-four hours a day. We must only...
I Know You're Weary
I am like a hamster in the wheel, heart always racing, always moving, always going. I have to do this and I have to do that. There is a constant...
That Shepherd Who Wants You
It’s easy to get lost. I don’t mean lost in a physical sense (though I admit I sometimes do that, too), but lost spiritually—and especially at this time of...
The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Today is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Today, we celebrate the fact that a tiny red newborn—delivered in less than desirable circumstances to a young peasant girl from...
More Than a Piece of Paper
Several weeks ago I ate at an Asian buffet with my fiancé and his family. A few minutes into the meal our server dropped a pile of fortune cookies...
Weep No More
You shall weep no more. I have wept in my life. I have cried heavy sobs that have shaken my whole body. The true, snot-dripping, seal-bark-sounding, slobbery, puffy-eyed ugly...
Wait for the Lord
I could not see the light. My days were like one long darkness. I was deeply injured by one whom I loved very much. He offered no explanation and...
More Than Sand
We’ve all been to the beach. We’ve all built castles in the sand and then watched the waves come rolling in to shore and pull those castles down. Of...
Finding Hope in Our God
Our God is a compassionate God. He provides for those who follow Him. He provides for those who WAIT for Him. That is really what Advent is all about, the...
Knowledge versus Knowing
Knowledge versus knowing. Often I find myself caught up in learning all about my faith. I aim to rack up my spiritual know-how rather than spending time on working to...
Stop Hedging My Bets
This Gospel is stunning. And how beautiful that in the Roman Rite, we repeat his words when the Eucharist is elevated and presented to us after the Consecration? "Lord,...
