Pause and Let Jesus Love You
By Angie Koenig "Hear, O daughter, consider, and incline your ear.” ~Psalm 45:10 I got some interesting advice a while ago. I met with a nun who is devoted to Divine Mercy, something I am also devoted to. In talking with her and telling her my story she said, “You
Healed for Service
By Lucy Johnson "And he stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her; and immediately she rose and served them." ~Luke 4:39 Father Al Lauer, the founder of One Bread, One Body, often said, “God heals you for service in His Kingdom. He didn’t heal you so you could be
The Pharisee in Me
By Laurie Schmitt "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you are like whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within they are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness." ~Matthew 23:27 Woe to the scribes and Pharisees! Woe to the Pharisee in me! It’s easy to look
Not Fair, Thank God!
By Deanna Bartalini "'Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or do you begrudge my generosity?' So the last will be first, and the first last.” ~Matthew 20:15–16 As I read today's Mass readings, the words “it’s not fair” kept coming to me.
Gather in My Name
By Madeline Larson "For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them." ~Matthew 18:20 Whenever I encountered Matthew 18:20, my mind would go to the power of evangelization and friendship. It would make me grateful for my parish and for the
When Grace Falls Like Snow
By Elizabeth Westhoff “O woman, great is your faith!" ~Matthew 15:28 The Canaanite woman in today's Gospel is every woman who has ever carried someone she loves to the feet of Jesus. Her daughter is suffering, and she is powerless to heal her. Yet she possesses something stronger than worldly
