By Melanie Rigney Everyone was having a wonderful time at the dance—everyone, that is, except Helena Kowalska. The nineteen-year-old servant was in spiritual turmoil, and suddenly, she saw Jesus. [...]
By Sharon Wilson On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark … (John 20:1) Easter morning starts in the dark. It seems most [...]
By Sarah Damm In this Year of Mercy, I wonder how I experience God’s mercy. It is difficult to wrap my head around something so profoundly miraculous, because often, I feel so unworthy of it. But [...]
Psalm 143 Welcome to the final week of WINE’s Lenten Offering—our offering to the Lord of time and listening hearts. I don’t know about you, but as we enter Holy Week, I feel parched. In the Palm [...]
By Crystal Crocker “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord …” (John 12:13) Today at Mass, we celebrate the joy of Palm Sunday and the pain of our Lord’s [...]
By Alyssa Bormes “I am the LORD, there is no other.” (Isaiah 45:5) Sometimes frustration, or sin, or hopelessness, or despair, or presumption seems to lord over me. Or maybe I think I am my own [...]
Psalm 130 Welcome to Week 6 of WINE’s Lenten Offering—our offering to the Lord of time and listening hearts. There’s something really compelling about Psalm 130, which we’re reading this week. [...]
By Stephanie Landsem Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things. There is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from her. (Luke [...]
By Sarah Damm Spring is in the air … And as we look forward to warmer weather, we look forward to some wonderful events for women! It might be “March Madness,” according to the [...]
By Susanna Bolle Most mornings after Mass, I would walk directly to work, though I always noticed Jim. He parked his car on the road beside the sidewalk I used. Jim was hard to miss; he always [...]