By Allison Gingras “If you are going to trust God, then trust God.” These wise words were spoken often by my beloved spiritual director, Deacon Jerry Ryan; who passed away in January. [...]
By Emily Cavins Just when you thought your eloquent explanation would be a big hit, you learn that not only did it fall of deaf ears but you were greeted with eye rolls and [...]
By Elizabeth Tomlin At 12 am on January 1, 2019, my family gathered around the TV screen to watch the ball drop in Time Square. Droves of people, saturated from spending the day in [...]
By Caralyn, of BeautyBeyondBones “Do whatever He tells you.” John 2:5. Ah, the Wedding at Cana. If the Gospel had a “Top Hits” billboard list, then this story would easily be in the [...]
By Karen Sheehy Today is the Feast of the Baptism of our Lord. This event, although always significant to me, seemed to take on greater importance in the wake of two very important [...]
By Jeannie Ewing There have been plenty of seasons in my life when I felt I was on a desert sojourn – traveling somewhere, wandering maybe, but not really knowing my destination. The days and [...]
By Carol Younger I LOVE ANNA! I really love Anna. She reminds me of that lovable grandmother whose first grandchild’s photos and visits can’t arrive often enough or quickly enough. She [...]
By Sarah Damm Over the last three Sundays of December, we have heard the promises of Christ’s coming. We have been encouraged to “not become drowsy from … the anxieties of daily life” [...]
By Susanna Parent We are one week out from the birth of our King and today’s first reading makes me feel bundled up in warmth. The opening verse reads “shout for joy…sing [...]
By Lucy Johnson In this week’s Gospel, Luke reintroduces us to John the Baptist as a voice crying out in the wilderness. For some reason, I have always been attracted to the [...]
