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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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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Jessica Grima Jewett
Jun 152 min read
Teaching in the Footsteps of Christ
If I tell the story of how I came into ministry, I can tell you what time of the year it was, where I was standing, and what I was doing....
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Mary Beth Keenan
Mar 22 min read
Listening for God's Voice
Today’s Responsorial Psalm is a personal favorite: “If today you hear God’s voice, harden not your hearts”. My preference for this Psalm...
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Kelly Sankowski
Feb 173 min read
The Challenge of the Spirit
Reading Mark’s Gospel often feels like running a sprint, because it is so action-packed and fast paced. Today's Gospel reading comes...
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Katie Davis-Crowder
Apr 29, 20233 min read
Drawn by Love to Love
Looking back on my earliest school years, I recall well a few bouts of serious separation anxiety. Despite my love of learning and my...
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Patty Breen
Apr 8, 20232 min read
A Holy Saturday People
There is a quote attributed to Pope John Paul II, “We are an Easter people and Hallelujah is our song.” While there is truth to that, I...
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Josie Diebold
Mar 25, 20232 min read
Following Our Headlights
To be transparent, I can easily take for granted what is happening in Luke’s telling of the Annunciation today. It’s a story I’ve heard...
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Katie Davis-Crowder
Feb 22, 20234 min read
Rolling Down the Hill
During Holy Week 2021, I participated from a distance in my parish’s annual Stations of the Cross service. Afterwards, I found myself...
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Laura G. Hancock
Feb 12, 20233 min read
The Space Between
Today's Readings If I’m honest, when I first read today’s collection of Scripture, I felt pretty overwhelmed. There are so many stark...
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Kathleen O'Brien
Jul 31, 20221 min read
Time to Stop
Today's Readings This striking scripture passage is often very fitting for those who live in a rich country like the United States. By...
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Jessica Curbis
Jul 27, 20221 min read
When answering the call isn't easy...
Today's Readings Jessica reflects on the inevitable feelings of doubt and aloneness in the discernment process.
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Jessica Curbis
Jul 20, 20221 min read
God Knows You
Today's Readings Jessica reflects on some of Jeremiah's most famous words.
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Kathleen O'Brien
May 23, 20222 min read
On Motherhood: Neither Catholic nor Secular
The question of vocation has always been a looming question for Catholics. And I mean vocation with the capital “V”. In college, this was...
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Jessica Curbis
Apr 13, 20221 min read
Holy Week and Our Vocations
Today's Readings Jessica reflects on discerning our vocation as we enter into the Triduum and the Easter season.
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Ellen Romer Niemiec
Feb 6, 20222 min read
When Your Nets Become Heavy
Today's Readings In January 2019, my husband and I knew we were ready for a change. We wanted another child and we were ready for new...
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Jessica Curbis
Jan 12, 20221 min read
Introducing Wisdom's Voice
Introducing Wisdom's Voice, an initiative within Wisdom's Dwelling where women reflect on the weekday readings with the purpose of...
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Patty Breen
Nov 7, 20213 min read
Bits and Pieces
Today's Readings I am the type of personality that does not love the “messy middle” of situations. You know what I mean, that in-between...
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Caroline Head
Oct 13, 20213 min read
Boundaries, please!
In March 2020, I was teaching third grade in suburban Chicago. On Friday, March 13th, we were given directions to send home belongings...
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Jennifer Delvaux
Jul 4, 20212 min read
The Joy of the Perfect Summer Blockbuster
Every year I have a 4th of July tradition. I grab a soda, some popcorn (properly popped on the stove), and, if I’m thinking ahead some...
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