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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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Today’s reading from Isaiah paints a remarkable, beautiful composite of images: Then will the eyes of the blind be opened, the ears of...
Even though today is the fourth Sunday of Lent, to most of the world it is just another day. Another Sunday to get laundry done, make...
In November of 2022, I found myself silently weeping in the lobby of the University of Chicago Hospital, having just concluded my 38th...
Today’s Gospel reading states that “A man named John was sent from God. He came for testimony, to testify to the light, so that all might...
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...
Today's Readings Here we are just a few days after Easter, Christ’s Resurrection from the dead, and we observe the Sunday of Divine Mercy....
Today's Readings Reflecting on today's reading from the Book of Daniel, Jessica reminds us to consider our own abilities to bring hope...
No other world religion makes such a bold claim about the afterlife: …I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the...
Today's Readings For a short Gospel reading, we have quite a few metaphors explaining who we are meant to be as disciples of Christ....
Today's Readings “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; upon those who dwelt in the land of gloom a light has shone....
Today's Readings For the first Wednesday in Advent, Jessica reflects on the hope found in this reading for the first century Christians...
Today's Readings It took me a few rounds with the readings today. They just weren’t landing on my heart the way I hope Scripture always...
Today's Readings I was interested in writing this piece because of this Sunday’s date, September 11, 2022. Twenty-one years after the...
Today's Readings Today we celebrate Pentecost, when the breath of the Spirit flowed through Jesus’ friends and empowered them to bring...
Today's Readings As I sit here writing this devotion for the 7th Sunday of Easter, my heart is again troubled as our world suffers at the...
Today's Readings I can still picture them in the front row of the second-floor theater - the simple blackbox space of the local community...
Today's Readings “This scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.” These words from Jesus Christ are the start of His active ministry and...
As I move through this Christmastide alongside my spouse Kevin, also an educator basking in a much-needed break, our joy is real. I find...
On our way to 5 p.m. Mass on the first Sunday of Advent, my 4 year old complained that she didn’t like the dark. She also complained that...
For years, one of my favorite Advent rituals was to curate and post some version of the following on Instagram: There was something...