Sara Ann Conneely
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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Mary Beth Keenan
Mar 12, 20232 min read
Softening and Strengthening a Heart
Today's Readings My chest tightened, my breath got short, and my heart rate skyrocketed; it felt like our toddler was sitting on me. “Is...
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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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Jessica Curbis
Jan 4, 20231 min read
Loving Our Neighbor
Today's Readings For our first week in the new year, Jessica asks us to consider a new New Year's Resolution.
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Katie Davis-Crowder
Oct 23, 20223 min read
Jesus' Crowded Table + the Pharisee in Me
Today's Readings It’s no secret that Jesus was a friend of the outcast. His life was about radical commitment to people most in need--the...
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Jessica Curbis
Jul 6, 20221 min read
Break Up For Yourselves a New Field
Today's Readings Jessica reflects on this week's reading as an opportunity to seek renewal.
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Katie Davis-Crowder
Jun 5, 20223 min read
Women, Earth, and Creator Spirit
Today's Readings Today we celebrate Pentecost, when the breath of the Spirit flowed through Jesus’ friends and empowered them to bring...
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Katie Davis-Crowder
Dec 12, 20213 min read
By Your Pupils You'll Be Taught
Today's Readings By the time these words are posted, it will have been just over two weeks since the death of Stephen Sondheim, the...
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Rose Miola
Oct 31, 20212 min read
Maybe I'm not that bad
Today's Readings The “Golden Rule” is supposed to be simple. 1) Love God, with all of you, 2) love others, as much as you love yourself....
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Cynthia Lambert Cheshire
Oct 20, 20213 min read
Part 2 - Wounded, Scarred, and Radiant
Content Warning: medical trauma, birth trauma, mental health, suicidal ideation This is the second part in a 2-part essay. For the first...
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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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Ellen Romer Niemiec
Oct 6, 20214 min read
Kicking to the Surface
I had someone ask me not long ago why I decided to take medication for my mental health. I was already in therapy. Why did I suddenly...
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Cynthia Lambert Cheshire
Oct 3, 20213 min read
Call Me Ezer
I find that most people are confused by me. “Hold on, you’re a Catholic campus minister,” they reply after I’ve introduced myself, “and...
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Micole Amalu
Aug 15, 20212 min read
Made for Encounter
Today's Readings Reading this Gospel, I am thinking so much of the joy that was present when my husband and I had friends over for Sunday...
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Jennifer Delvaux
May 6, 20212 min read
The Relationships that Sustain
O Lord, to you I give endless praise, my heart gives thanks, lips blessings. You rest beyond the dome of the sky, You breathe life in...
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Ellen Romer Niemiec
Oct 27, 20202 min read
The Gift of No
While I was certainly gripped with uncertainty, the solace of my ‘no’ meant a new openness to what God may invite me to.
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