June 7, 2025
Our perception changes what we notice and highlights what we must see. I remember how each time I was pregnant, I noticed more pregnant women around me, not just at the obstetrician’s office, but everywhere. Now, with my disability, I notice when others are wearing leg braces or walking with canes. I see them and […]
June 6, 2025
The dialogue between Jesus and Peter recorded in today’s reading hearkens back to a conversation between the same two men the night before Jesus was arrested. That night, Jesus gathered his closest friends together to celebrate the Seder meal. This was an evening filled with a symbolic act of humble service and his feeding them […]
June 5, 2025
Feast of Saint Boniface, Bishop, Martyr It’s hard to believe that my husband, Bill, and I have been married for over 30 years now. I still remember our wedding day vividly, as well as our wedding vows. I took Bill (and he took me) to have and to hold from that day forward, for better, […]
June 4, 2025
Lifting up his eyes to heaven, Jesus prayed, saying: “Holy Father, keep them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one just as we are one.” This is taken from the prayer of Jesus at the Last Supper. He was full of concern for his disciples and knew that […]
June 3, 2025
Memorial of Saint Charles Lwanga & the Martyrs of Uganda For this last week of Easter time, we come to the Christ praying with and over his disciples before his passion, death, and resurrection and their final instructions. Importantly, through foot washing and giving his body and blood to them, Christ set an example to […]
June 2, 2025
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. There is a powerful movement stirring in the Church today. Across the world, hearts are awakening with a hunger for truth, beauty, and the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist. This Easter, millions returned to the Catholic Church, not only […]
June 1, 2025
Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord The feast marks the end of the disciples’ experience of Jesus in the flesh. Jesus said that he came from the Father and now was returning to the Father. The imagery of this account can be deceiving, but it can also be enlightening because the clouds and the […]
May 31, 2025
Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary The Feast of the Visitation is an explosion of joy. The thought of Mary carrying the Christ Child in her womb, conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit, inspires a song of praise in her heart. We can imagine our blessed mother in her travels […]
May 30, 2025
I am writing this reflection on the day of Pope Francis’ funeral. We felt the sadness of losing someone who reminded and encouraged us to be more merciful, charitable, humble, and courageous, and to serve the Lord joyfully. By this time, we will have a new Pope who will continue to lead our Mother Church […]
May 29, 2025
Time is often experienced as truly being “relative”. When we are having a great time with good friends, it seems that our time together “flies,” but when we’re anxiously waiting for news of a loved one’s test results, time seems to stand still. Perhaps that’s how it was for Jesus’ disciples as they contemplated: how […]