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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...

Today's Readings This week Jessica reflects on the Prophet Joel's words to "rend our hearts, not our garments".

During Holy Week 2021, I participated from a distance in my parish’s annual Stations of the Cross service. Afterwards, I found myself...

Today's Readings “Crucify him! Crucify him!” When I was young, I attended Catholic grade school in Chicago. For the most part, I really...

Today's Readings Jessica reflects on discerning our vocation as we enter into the Triduum and the Easter season.

This is a continuation of yesterday's piece from Rachel. In my mom’s words to me about a year before her passing (as quoted in...

Today is part one of a two-piece series. Look for part two tomorrow. This January marked eight years since my mom passed away. I think...

Today's Readings I got my love of reading from my mom. Growing up each night before bed, we would read together. Usually for about 30...

Today's Readings Jessica reflects on the importance of trusting in God with today's reading from Daniel. She encourages us to return to...

Today's Readings Our world feels broken. The brokenness across the globe - the weight of the pandemic, of increasing prices, war across...

Today's Readings The Prophet Isaiah reminds us that God is always with us. Jessica reflects on this and considers how we should be as...

Today's Readings I wonder what manna tastes like. Did it start off as deeply satisfying, as if nothing could ever taste as good? How...

Today's Readings In this third week of Lent, Jessica challenges us to reflect on what is keeping us from God so that we can spend more...

Today's Readings I have vivid memories of hearing the story of Moses and the burning bush as a child. I always pictured this green bush...

Today's Readings In this second week of Lent, Jessica reflects on the power of our words and reminds us to strive for kindness.

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 Jesus often strikes me as someone with a flair for the dramatics. I always enjoy the way Jesus uses extravagant...

We were greeters at our own wedding. When I first talked about it with my parents, they weren’t thrilled. The bride and groom don’t...

The "Words of Wisdom" series offers ten minute prayer experiences each Tuesday during the season of Lent. Each prayer includes a short...

Today’s Readings Palm Sunday is particularly dear to my heart. Years ago, I participated in the Tenth Forum for Youth sponsored by the...