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Enkindling the World Before Lent

This short period of Ordinary Time after the Christmas season is a great time to prepare ourselves for the season of Lent, leading to...

God in the Annoying

Take a minute to think of the person who annoys you most in your life, the one who always seems to find his or...

Like a Trapeze Artist When We Begin Something New

Years ago, when I was leaning into a new season of life, my spiritual director compared going through a season of change to being...

Mary’s Lesson of the Present Moment

For most people who celebrate Christmas, this season becomes a time of surviving tasks and events. We spend days, if not weeks, planning parties,...

Gratitude and Solidarity

Last week I was in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) to learn about the damage wrought by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. These two category...

Jesus Asked Me to Pray He Gets a Home

I blasted out of my office with a broken heart and crestfallen face. I needed a break to calm my agitated spirit. As I took...

How Do We Wait?

Advent is a time of awaiting the Lord. But there are many ways in which we can wait. Zechariah awaited the fulfillment of the angel’s...

Men and Women of Hope

It seems like most of us have a friend or family member who, despite having lousy luck at times, is nearly always smiling and...

Hope Opens New Horizons

On December 7, 2016, Pope Francis began a catechetical series on Christian hope. He opened with the following words: It is very important, because hope...

Waiting Well

“For you, O Lord, my soul in stillness waits; truly my hope is in you.” —Marty Haugen, “My Soul in Stillness Waits,” based on Psalm...

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