I am unabashedly a woman of faith and it informs most of my writing.
Today we celebrate the Chair of Peter, our first shepherd. Being compared to sheep is not a flattering thing. Sheep are not overly bright, which is why they need a shepherd. In many stories from the Gospels, Peter is not overly bright either. I find that comforting. Jesus never gave up on Peter, even after […]
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Today we remember Noah getting out of the ark. Can you imagine how good that must have been–to breathe fresh air! But think of the task he and his family had before them. They were given a promise, a rainbow. What do I think of when I see a rainbow? I’m not always reminded of
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Today Isaiah tells us that by striving to fast in a way pleasing to the Lord God, our efforts will be blessed. Our strength will be renewed and we will be like watered gardens. That means our efforts will bear fruit. Now, the fruit that is born is not for us to keep. It is
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The author of Isaiah calls us to fast, but warns that the Lord God is not pleased with our fasting as we usually do it. He goes on to explain what type of fasting pleases the Lord. “Have I gotten into a rut with my fasting?” ask yourself. Is chocolate, alcohol, candy, video games, and
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Moses sets before the people “life and prosperity, death and doom”. He tells them to choose life. Is there really a choice here? I doubt anyone would choose death and doom, but do we always choose life. We are faced with so many choices in everyday of our lives. They may not seem life life
Today the prophet Joel asks us to rend our hearts not our garments. Our hearts are already ripped apart from the almost 500k who have died, the attempted coup in DC, the loneliness of isolation. Today don’t think about rending your hearts anymore than they already are. Instead mend your heart by reaching out to
January 1, 2021 Holy Family Luke 2: 43, 48-52 After they had completed its days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, but his parents did not know it. When his parents saw him, they were astonished, and his mother said to him, “Son, why have you done this to us?
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December 31, 2020 Innocents Matt 2:16 When Herod realized that he had been deceived by the magi, he became furious. He ordered the massacre of all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had ascertained from the magi. (This story parallels Moses’ story in
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December 30, 2020 Doves Luke 2:22-32, 36-38 When the days were completed for their purification* according to the law of Moses, they took him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord,just as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every male that opens the womb shall be consecrated to the Lord,”and
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December 29, 2020 Magi Matt 2:10-11 They were overjoyed at seeing the star, and on entering the house they saw the child with Mary his mother. They prostrated themselves and did him homage. Then they opened their treasures and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. (Matthew never tells us how many Magi there
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