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Jocelyn E. Collen
4 days ago2 min read
Friend Mommies
When my sister and I were toddlers, we would play “Friend Mommies.” Friend Mommies would involve us pushing our baby doll strollers...
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Ellen Romer Niemiec
Dec 142 min read
Joy in the Dark
I live in Chicago, where it gets dark awfully early this time of year. My daughter likes to remind me how much she doesn’t like the dark....
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Rachel Conrad Carlson
Dec 73 min read
In the Year of Our Lord
Happy 2nd Sunday of Advent! I find the scriptures in today’s readings to be incredibly dynamic as they powerfully reflect our own...
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Julia Morrow
Nov 304 min read
A Shepherd's Call: St. Oscar Romero’s Last Christmas Eve Homily & the Ongoing Hope of Palestinian Witness
By Alayna Carlock and Julia Morrow I was introduced to St. Oscar Romero years ago through the homily that he delivered on Christmas Eve...
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Rachel Conrad Carlson
Nov 233 min read
An Honest Thanksgiving
Here we are, the Sunday before Thanksgiving, surrounded by the chaos of this particular post-election season. Perhaps you find yourself...
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Jessica Grima Jewett
Nov 162 min read
Beauty in the Waiting
Have you ever lost patience in waiting for something? A bride waiting for her wedding day, a new mom waiting to give birth to her child,...
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Jocelyn E. Collen
Nov 93 min read
Liberating Love: The Generous Widow
As I write this, we are a few days away from the election, and I pray that the next President of the United States will govern with...
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Sara Ann Conneely
Nov 33 min read
You Are Not Far
Today’s Gospel is a very familiar passage stating the Greatest Commandment. The story, in particular the restating of the Shema, reminds...
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Kelly Sankowski
Oct 263 min read
The Freedom to Choose
Most Harry Potter fans will remember when Harry arrives at Hogwarts and sits in front of the whole school for every first year’s biggest...
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Jennifer Delvaux
Oct 132 min read
As Much Grace as We Are Willing to Accept
“Let us confidently approach the throne of grace to receive mercy and to find grace for timely help.” These last words from the reading...
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Laura G. Hancock
Oct 122 min read
When Truth and Love Expand
Do we want the answers we already know? Or do we want to be loved into ever-expanding truth? “Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with...
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Sue Delvaux
Oct 52 min read
For all partnerships
I had the privilege this past Easter weekend of getting a last minute call from my parish to read at our Vigil Mass. The reading was the...
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Jessica Curbis
Sep 282 min read
Called to Teach
I often say that I fell into teaching. Despite having played teacher as a child (should have been a dead give away honestly), I never...
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Ellen Romer Niemiec
Sep 212 min read
Amid the Conflict
Conflict is inevitable and today’s readings - every single one of them - brings that directly to our attention. Conflict is inevitable...
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Josie Diebold
Sep 72 min read
God of Possibilities
Today’s reading from Isaiah paints a remarkable, beautiful composite of images: Then will the eyes of the blind be opened, the ears of...
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Rachel Conrad Carlson
Sep 12 min read
The True Light and Life
If truth be told, I have to admit that I am exhausted. I mean, deeply physically, emotionally and mentally done in. Stretched beyond my...
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Kathleen Clark
Aug 242 min read
We Walk by Faith
Today’s readings are full of timeless one-liners in the Christian playbook. Joshua makes the iconic declaration that “As for me and my...
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Laura G. Hancock
Aug 173 min read
The Foolish Wisdom of the Eucharist
It is easy for me to imagine that people today, both outside and within the Church, might have a perspective not too distant from the...
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Ellen Romer Niemiec
Aug 102 min read
Satisfaction
I laughed when I read today’s first reading. This excerpt from Elijah has been the subject of several memes (if your algorithm looks like...
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Patty Breen
Aug 32 min read
Breakfast and Eucharist
A number of years ago I went to a First Communion Mass and the priest offering the homily made it very relatable to the children in ways...
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