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The Dangers of that Founding Myth

On Tuesday you read my thoughts on the myth of being founded as a Christian Nation . I purposely avoided the very large, very dangerous...

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...

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...

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...

Experiencing the Trinity in Community

Trinity Sunday can at once feel both mundane and inaccessible. We call upon the name of the Trinity in our prayer so often that the...

You are My Friend, You’re Special to Me

F-R-I-E-N-D. We all know what that spells. Friends are the best gift we can have. Friendship can get us through any sorrow, hardship,...

Keeping the Light On

One of my favorite non-Christian theological songs is “Light On,” by Maggies Rogers. When I attended my first silent retreat in January,...

Cobblestones, Grace, and Comfortable Shoes

The strangest Palm Sunday experience I ever had was when I somehow ended up as a lector at the Mass with Pope Benedict several years ago....

Love Forever Being Born

In November of 2022, I found myself silently weeping in the lobby of the University of Chicago Hospital, having just concluded my 38th...

Inviting God into Our Anxieties

Today's Readings Today’s passage from Paul’s Letter to the Philippians is a source of comfort for many people that I know. However, for...

Abundance, Not Scarcity

Today's Readings When reading today’s Gospel, I was sincerely challenged on a response to the parable of the Workers in the Vineyard. All...

The Gentle Mastery of Christ

Today's Readings Gentleness. Isn’t it true that we all long to be treated gently? Isn’t gentleness what we’re searching for when we rush...

Pride Month?

It’s the end of June 2023, and PRIDE month ended. I expect if you’re reading Wisdom's Dwelling, you’re already someone who recognizes...

“Yes, and…”: Beautiful and Terrible Things

Today's Readings Today’s readings remind me of the popular improv game called “Yes, and.” I played the “Yes, and” game semi-regularly in...

A Blessed Christmas

May today be what it was meant to be, a gift. Today we celebrate, as plenty of hymns, carols, and even songs on the radio remind us, the...

Choosing to Love

Today's Readings We are grains in a balance. Drops of morning dew. We are small and miniscule, each of us one of an infinite number. As...

You Are My Beloved

..."the Only Begotten Son of God"... The title ‘Son of God’ can seem very hefty. What does it mean to be called ‘Son of God’? It was a...

One Not Many

One of my favorite sayings is “words matter.” The words we say - to other people, ourselves, and yes, even God - they really do matter....

Free Will & Love

Today's Readings Jessica reflects on our free will in relationship with today's reading from Isaiah.

Does God Get Angry?

Today's Readings Jessica reflects on the idea of an "angry" God.

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