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favorite Prayers.
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silence the Voices.
More often than not in life we remember criticisms more than we remember compliments. When someone asks me to recall the last time I received a compliment it takes me at least twice as long to recall...
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why Forgive?
Let’s face it, forgiveness isn’t easy. That person who said your job was worthless and they don’t even know why you are still on staff? Not so easy to forgive. That person who told you they didn’t want...
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wash the Feet.
“So, during supper, fully aware that the Father had put everything into his power and that he had come from God and was returning to God, he rose from supper and took off his outer garments. He took a...
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sealed with a Kiss.
“While he was still speaking, a crowd approached and in front was one of the Twelve, a man named Judas. He went up to Jesus to kiss him. Jesus said to him, ‘Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with...
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crucify Him!
“Again Pilate addressed them, still wishing to release Jesus, but they continued their shouting, “Crucify him! Crucify him!”…With loud shouts, however, they persisted in calling for his crucifixion,...
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what it cannot Be.
With the book release just over three weeks away it is hard not to think about the sheer awesomeness of writing and publishing my own book. Thank God that He’s keeping me in my place. From the very...
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never Single.
I’ve written about this topic before, but I just keep coming back to it lately. Every darn time I look at my profile on Facebook it asks me what my relationship status is. If Facebook could describe my...
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the glory of the Lord…
…is man fully alive. – St. Iranaeus Today is the day that changes everything! …I’ll be honest, I’m pre-writing this post the day before the release. God only knows what is happening at this point in...
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the meaning of Gifts.
When it comes to love languages, “Receiving Gifts” is no where near the top of the ways I feel most loved. In fact, it almost always ranks at the very, very, very bottom. Some people like to be...
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never Ready.
It was a slow realization, like a veil being lifted, slowly raised so my eyes and heart could see. The irony of it was, I was slowly coming to realize that I wasn’t ready for that veil to be lifted, I...
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just don’t say it: about Mass.
In my time as a youth minister, and now as a Director of Faith Formation, I hear the following phrases more often than words can say: Mass is so boring. I don’t get anything out of Mass. I could sit...
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quick takes: late night Edition.
{One} Perhaps I really should not write Quick Takes late at night, goodness only knows what kind of things will come out of my fingertips and this late hour (and after the third straight day of 12+...
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into deep Water.
After he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and lower your nets for a catch.” Simon said in reply, “Master, we have worked hard all night and have caught nothing, but at...
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sorrowful mysteries and Sin.
It was a Friday evening as I sat in line for confession. I thought to myself, “This certainly isn’t how the average twenty-something gal spends a Friday night.” I sat in a quiet church with the Blessed...
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redemptive Suffering.
“Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.’” – Matthew 16:24 The first thing that most folks think of when they hear the...
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deep Wounds.
Let’s face it: we all have wounds, and some are deeper than others. On the show Bones we see a forensic anthropologist who sees and studies wounds in our very bones. Temperance Brennan studies bones...
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to be Possessed.
*Disclaimer: This post has nothing to do with being possessed by demons or people who seem to be possessed in an unholy way.* Our God is a God shrouded in mystery and things that seem to make no sense....
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they came from the East.
“When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod, behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem…” -Matthew 2:1 The Epiphany, the day in which celebrate the revelation of Jesus as...
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bring on the Silence.
Last year I tried (and failed…miserably) to observe 15 minutes of silence a day throughout Lent. This year, despite being even more crazed and busy, I decided to try it again. And guess what? It has...
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