What is Actually Required of Me?
“Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Mark 10:17 Jesus, what should I be doing with my life? What are you asking of me? What are you inviting me to? What do you demand of me? What is required of me? I haven’t accomplished that spiritual goal. I haven’t mastered that one elusive virtue. I haven’t achieved that “status” of holiness. I don’t have it all together. I fall daily. I make mistakes. I’m not Catholic famous. I’m not going on mission trips or evangelizing t
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Just Answer His Question
You would think by this point I’d remember that the Word of God is living and effective, and that it has the power and ability to continue to speak to us in different ways in different times and seasons. And yet, I’m always in shock when something new strikes me from a well-worn passage. Literally, mouth open, mumbling something along the lines of, “how long has that been written there? I’ve never noticed that before!” This happened to me the other day. Rereading through the
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Even the Best Laid Plans...
I will never forget when the sweet elderly lady in my Bible Study grabbed my arm and whispered, even though it was loud enough for...
Oct 10, 20254 min read
Temper and Temperance
It was not a moment that I’m proud of, but I totally lost my cool with my two-year-old. To be fair, he was throwing his third temper...
Aug 26, 20253 min read
5 Reasons to Pray the Daily Readings
I have recently solidified a habit of reading the Daily Mass readings, and it’s been huge for me. It is something I have become convinced...
Aug 20, 20253 min read
Good Distractions in Prayer
I’m halfway back down the aisle, the host of Jesus’s body still lingering in my mouth, wrangling an actively melting down baby, and...
Jul 23, 20253 min read
In Search of Object Permanence
I was playing the time-honored classic with my four-month-old the other day. “Peek-a-boo!” His little giggle was making me giggle, and in...
Mar 15, 20252 min read