Weekly Inspiration: The Soil of Our Hearts

Weekly Inspiration: The Soil of Our Hearts

by | Jul 17, 2026 | Blog

In Matthew 13, Jesus uses one of his most well-known parables, the Parable of the Sower, to teach us four basic ways that our hearts respond to the Word of God: the seed falls on the path, on rocky ground, among thorns, and finally, on good soil. I’ve heard this...
Weekly Inspiration: Pay Attention to the Giver of Life

Weekly Inspiration: Pay Attention to the Giver of Life

by | Jun 5, 2026 | Blog

I’ve recently been reading through the book The Discernment of Spirits again for the first time in over a decade. In it, Fr. Timothy Gallagher describes an experience of God’s love that St. Elizabeth Ann Seton had as a teenager. She describes an idyllic spring morning...
Weekly Inspiration: Resurrection Mission

Weekly Inspiration: Resurrection Mission

by | Apr 10, 2026 | Blog

In Matthew 28, on the morning of the Resurrection, the angel of the Lord appears to Mary Magdalen and gives three commands to all who seek Jesus. These commands summarize the Lord’s invitation to all who wish to call themselves disciples of Jesus, marking the...
Weekly Inspiration: The Doorway to Life

Weekly Inspiration: The Doorway to Life

by | Feb 23, 2026 | Blog

There’s a story in the Old Testament about the prophet Elijah and the widow of Zarephath. A Gentile widow lives in a land undergoing a drought. She and her only son have just enough flour and oil left for one last  meal before facing starvation. At the town gate, she...
Weekly Inspiration: Waiting in Hope

Weekly Inspiration: Waiting in Hope

by | Dec 19, 2025 | Blog

The world hates waiting. We feel it in traffic jams, in waiting rooms, in the long line at busy restaurants when we’re hungry and tired. We feel it when the weather refuses to cooperate with our plans, or when our latest diet or workout program isn’t delivering...