Jocelyn E. Collen
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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Jennifer Delvaux
Jul 63 min read
Complacency, Complicity, and the Call
Prophets feel like something set solidly in the past. They have their time period – just like horse drawn carriages or gladiators or oil...
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Allison Bobzien
Apr 272 min read
Roots
Growing up I found this passage of the gospel concerning the vines and the branches to be fairly straightforward. Then I began...
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Sara Ann Conneely
Mar 172 min read
Trouble and Glory
Today’s Gospel is particularly difficult to read and reflect on; Jesus predicts his own death, says that those who wish to serve him must...
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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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Kelly Sankowski
Feb 103 min read
Defying Social Scripts
A friend and I have been trying to get together for over a month, but every week one of our toddlers is sick. And in our post-COVID world...
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Sara Ann Conneely
Sep 23, 20232 min read
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...
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Jane Aseltyne
Sep 9, 20233 min read
The Complexities of Loving All Our Neighbors
Today's Readings I am going on my third year as a resident of Chicago. Living in Hyde Park is like living in a microcosm of the world....
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Kathleen O'Brien
Aug 13, 20231 min read
Taking a Leap to See Jesus
Today's Readings Today’s gospel sets the scene of the disciples at sea braving a harsh night. Imagine huge waves crashing into your boat...
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Josie Diebold
Aug 6, 20232 min read
Taking Time on the Mountaintop
Today's Readings Today’s gospel, the Transfiguration, transports me back in time to the hollers and hills of West Virginia…to Nazareth...
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Jenny Snarski
Jul 16, 20233 min read
In Collaboration with Creation
Today's Readings The seed that falls in the fertile field, Under joy and showers, good fruit it will yield. The Word goes forth from the...
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Rachel Conrad Carlson
Jul 9, 20233 min read
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...
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Sara Ann Conneely
Jun 18, 20232 min read
Like a Shepherd
Today's Readings Jesus is the Good Shepherd - this idea for Christ is warm, welcoming, and unwavering. Jesus as the Good Shepherd...
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Katie McKeon
May 7, 20233 min read
The Cornerstones
Today's Readings Today is the fifth Sunday of Easter and the readings offer us a glimpse into the early days of the Church. The people...
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Laura G. Hancock
Apr 30, 20232 min read
The Threshold
Today's Readings Today’s readings seem to be so clearly following a theme and pattern. Especially when considering the Psalm (“The Lord...
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Josie Diebold
Apr 23, 20232 min read
Discovering our Burning Hearts
Today's Readings In high school, I attended a program sponsored by the local Catholic diocese called Young Christians at Work. The...
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Sara Ann Conneely
Mar 26, 20233 min read
Jesus Wept for He Knew Friendship
Today's Readings The story of Lazarus is a long one. In terms of Gospels, it is an in-depth examination of personal relationships, an...
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Katie McKeon
Feb 26, 20233 min read
Encountering Jesus in the Desert
Today's Readings Today is the first Sunday of Lent. Living in the Midwest, I appreciate how the Lenten season corresponds with the end of...
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