Called to Lead, not Abandon
By Sharon Wilson Our posts for the Sunday ‘From the Vine’ are meant to be inspirational and give you time to reflect on a Sunday a little bit deeper. In general they are happy [...]
WHEN THE WAVES HIT … HANG IN THERE!
By Sarah Christmyer Rushing to the car with a cart full of groceries, I hit a pothole. Not a big one, just big and deep enough to grab a front wheel. The cart flipped forward, and [...]
This Day
By Lucy Johnson Recently, I attended a two-day Catholic women’s conference about four hours away from my home. In an effort to save money, I drove with three other women and shared a [...]
How Sharing Your Faith can be a Light in the Darkness for Others
By Crystal Crocker “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.” —Luke 3:4-6 Returning from work exhausted, I plopped down on [...]
Dancing in the Flames and Fire
By Sharon Wilson Today’s first reading has all the trappings of an excellent Cecil B. DeMille movie… Complete with Charlton Heston cast in a leading role! We have the three followers of the true [...]
In Light of Littles
By Kate Anderson I was four years old when I blew out my first birthday candles. My parents did favor the flaming pillars of life celebration, and any caregiving figure from my childhood knows my [...]
Wise Women Will Always Seek Him
By Allison Gingras The Epiphany celebrates the Wise Men’s historic visit to adore Jesus. Not long ago, I had an epiphany of my own. We, like those Kings of old, are called to seek Jesus. The [...]
A Visitation in the ICU
By Kitty Cleveland On Memorial Day this year, I ended up in the ER with a dangerously slow heartbeat–somewhere between the 20’s and 40’s. They pumped me full of nausea-inducing [...]
Gifts
By Debby Giusti Today’s gospel reading — Matthew 25:14-30 — is the familiar parable of a wealthy man who goes on a journey and entrusts his possessions to three servants. As [...]
A Stick in the Hands of a Child
By Karen Sheehy I am picturing a long, slender stick with a perfectly notched “hand hold”. So much potential and so many uses. Immediately, I see my young son, now 16-years-old, using [...]
