I come to Jesus, tired and worn. The little day-to-day stressors and to-do lists have piled up until I feel drained and empty—I have nothing left to give. I come…
When you love someone, you want to know more about them. You ask about his or her family, hometown, favorite memories, biggest dreams, and favorite thing to do on a…
Can you envision the scene from this past Sunday’s Gospel? Jesus heals a man who was blind from birth and everyone was baffled. They investigate the case and ultimately decide…
Read: John 4:1-42 (the Samaritan woman’s encounter with Jesus) “So the woman left her water jar, and went away…” (John 4:28 RSVCE). The woman left her jar behind. She walked…
Just be. These are the words I heard Jesus speak so clearly to my heart while praying in the chapel after a daily Mass one snowy, winter evening. Why are…
“And God saw that it was good.” This line is repeated multiple times throughout the entire creation story in Genesis. Everything God ever created, in all of history, He sees…
“For dust you are and to dust you will return” (Genesis 3:19). When we go to Mass on Wednesday and enter into the season of Lent, we will hear the…
SPIRITUAL INSIGHTS INTO THE HOLIEST WEEK OF THE YEAR Growing up, my favorite holiday was Easter—the Easter Bunny, a new dress for Easter mass, and springtime excited me. Plus, Easter…
LOVE IS WAITING FOR YOU IN THE CONFESSIONAL During my sophomore year, I went on a weekend retreat run by the Catholic Campus Ministry in my college town. It was…
EMBRACING CROSSES & THE CAMINO This past summer, I hiked 220 miles across Spain in 14 days with 12 people I barely knew, carrying only the clothes and supplies I…