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By Lucy Johnson As students head back to school this fall, those who are attending virtual or remote seem to miss seeing their classmates in-person most of all. Classmates are special. The Gospel [...]

By Katie Taylor   Matthew’s Gospel (21:28-32) challenges me to think, what is genuine obedience? Can we say no and then later change our minds? And do I believe growth and change are [...]

By Hilary Scheppers   “Are you envious because I am generous?” Has your generosity ever sparked contempt among your family members or your peers? Were you happy to be generous? This line, [...]

By Sharon Wilson   We are all to strive to sainthood, but I am not sure I will ever make it. In looking at the virtues infused into our great battery of saints, many seem unattainable in my [...]

By Alyssa Bormes Sometimes I wonder what Jesus and John the Baptist did as kids. Sometimes I have wondered about it so much that I started a list of questions; I just found the list. Some of [...]

By Teresa Tomeo     At once Jesus spoke to them, “Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid.” ~Matthew 14:27  “Calgon take me away.”  If you are not old enough to remember those words [...]

by Lindsay Schlegel   At first glance, it seems that Jesus is ignoring the Canaanite woman who calls out to Him to heal her daughter in today’s Gospel reading. I don’t think I’m alone in [...]

My cousin recently disclosed to me his longtime crush on Edie, a sweet little girl from his 2nd-grade class. Ironic, as I pen this blog post for the feast day of St. Edith Stein (Teresa Benedicta [...]

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 Lori Ubowski It’s impossible to turn on the television or stroll through your favorite store without running into the promise of “satisfaction guaranteed or your money back” [...]