By Maria Morera Johnson In today’s Gospel, Luke recounts that Jesus summoned the Twelve Apostles, gave them authority to cast out demons and heal the sick, and instructed them to go [...]
by Lindsay Schlegel The first section of today’s first reading is kind of a gut punch for me. At the end of each day, I’m accustomed to considering what I did and what I didn’t do. But [...]
by Danielle Bean In today’s Gospel, Jesus shares a pretty challenging teaching: “Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude and insult you, and denounce your name as evil [...]
By Sherry Antonetti “What is Apollos, after all, and what is Paul? Ministers through whom you became believers, just as the Lord assigned each one. I planted, Apollos watered, [...]
By Kelly Wahlquist In preparation for a WINE & Shrine Women’s Pilgrimage through Italy, our pilgrims receive the usual traveling tips—what to pack, temperatures to expect, where to get [...]
By Katie Taylor Reflecting on today’s Gospel from Matthew 20:1-16, I am reminded of how we are all called to work in His vineyard. WINE brings together women in the New [...]
By Allison Gingras This mercy offering sacrament is transformative. Described in the Catechism of the Catholic Church as an “Interior repentance is a radical reorientation of our [...]
By Lynda MacFarland In the Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 15, verses 21-28, we read of the Canaanite woman’s faith. She begs Jesus to deliver her daughter from an evil spirit and [...]
By Sharon Wilson Today is Martha’s day. No, not Sweet Martha of the Minnesota State Fair Chocolate Chip Cookie fame, but St. Martha of the Martha, and her sister Mary, of Bethany, [...]
By Joelle Maryn Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to him in Hebrew, “Rabbouni,” which means Teacher. Jesus said to her, “Stop holding on to me, for I have not yet ascended to [...]
