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By Dianne Davis I’m writing this just a couple of weeks into the Coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. I live in New York, where we have the highest outbreak in the Nation. We were one of the first [...]

The Prayer of Jabez:

By Lucy Johnson     Early in my career, I belonged to several professional organizations. We often worked on developing an elevator speech to use as a recruiting or marketing tool. The [...]

By Sharon Wilson I love bread. Flatbread, french bread, banana bread or pita bread, you name it, I’ll eat it! I crave just about any type of bread, and I love it plain, sweet or savory. I [...]

By Sara Kohl   The flow of today’s first reading into the Psalm seems seamless: Jeremiah’s plea for salvation to the Psalmist’s call for the kindness of the Lord. Both [...]

By Hilary Scheppers   ASHES & SACKCLOTHS In the Old Testament, today, we hear from Jonah. He announces to the town of Nineveh that, essentially, they have 40 days to repent, or there [...]

By Alyssa Bormes Although I’m not exactly athletic, I do spend quite a bit of time doing spiritual backflips. My days are filled with teaching Scripture to 9th and 10th graders; the [...]

By Roxane Salonen     My high-school math teacher introduced me to the concept of K.I.S.S., or “Keep it Simple Silly.” It was his way of helping us boil down numeric [...]

By Hilary Scheppers     Prayer before reading: Thank you for this day, Lord, where we can learn about who You are through Your written Word. Thank you, Lord, for this community of women [...]

By Sherry Antonetti    “Speak Lord, your servant is listening.”   I thought about how we might try saying this before the Eucharist while in adoration.  How often do we ask God to listen to all [...]