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It’s funny how hard it is to just let good things happen. We rejoice, of course. We celebrate. We praise God for His goodness and we come before Him with joy and thanksgiving for the gifts He has given us. And I wish that we could just stay in that place, that we could run…

I’ve been thinking this about the movie Silence, a film about two Jesuit priests who set out to find their mentor, who has gone missing preaching the gospel during the Christian persecutions in Japan during the 17th century. While I’m not a fan of the film (there’s some misrepresentation of Catholic thought and general theological…

Friends, the harvest will come. I’ve spent the past many years of my life planting, planting and tilling and sowing and weeding. I have dug up the roots of my past self and yanked out the weeds that were choking who I was becoming. I have worked and labored and planted and cultivated what was…

I’m not used to asking for what I want. Coming from a family of triplet girls, there was always a lot going on in our house. There were always places to go, things to do, and mouths to feed. And, me being the typical middle child that I am (those same sibling dynamics exist even…

I’ve been working on treating my body better lately. This has to do with both treating my PCOS diagnosis, which is a whole long story on its own that I will save for another day, and simply out of a desire for my body to feel better and be taken care of. One of the…

What was it like for Adam when he was in the garden? He had everything he needed. All the fruits of the earth, all the animals were his. He had a job that was significant and important, appointed by God Himself. He chose the names of the animals. He had dominion over the earth. He…

I was almost in a car accident last week. I was just cruising along I-65 on my way home and, as I was passing an exit, the cars in front of me apparently realized they were in the wrong lanes and suddenly changed lanes. There was no warning, and there was very little time to…

“Oh no it’s fine.” “Don’t worry about it.” “It really doesn’t matter.” “It’s not a big deal.” How many times have I caught myself using these phrases? Whether it’s in response to doing someone’s thanks for a service or in the face of someone’s apology, I tend to utter some variation of this all the…

Who are You, Lord? And who am I? This quote by St. Francis is a question that lies at the heart of the spiritual life. It is the question that comes with every breath. It is the question that accompanies every beat of our hearts. It is the question that forms the center of our…

As I walked into the airport at Washington, D. C., I was overwhelmed. I had never been in this airport before, and while it was small, the layout was not one I was familiar with. To top it off I had to check a bag (which I almost never do), and this step only added…