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I have a confession to make. . . . Very often it happens that a few weeks into Lent, I completely forget what I’ve committed to do or give up. I’ll go a few days before I realize my error, sheepishly repent, and start again. This year, instead of focusing on my Lenten...

“Out of the depths I cry to thee, O Lord! Lord, hear my voice! Let thy ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications!” (Ps 130:1–2) As I have entered into the Lenten season, I have come to realize my desperate need for God’s grace. During Lent we are called to...

In recent weeks, the daily Mass readings were from 2 Samuel and for several days we heard stories of King David. As the scriptures about David, Bathsheba, Uriah, and Nathan were proclaimed, I found myself responding with unexpected emotion. My heart was deeply grieved...

Every year, I begin January with a renewed focus and direction on where the Lord is leading. Historically, I will discern a word or Scripture and then the Lord will direct me to a saint to be a friend on the journey. This year, I was excited about the verse Christ put...

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...