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In the Fire
The question is not whether the flames will come—
but who will be standing with us in them.
Recent Reflections
Built Upon the Cornerstone
Christ the Cornerstone In today’s first reading, St. Paul reminds us that, like the church in Ephesus, we “are no longer strangers and sojourners, but members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as...
Why is God so Unfair?
Ite, missa est: Sunday, October 26, 2025 When life feels unfair, we often wonder: Where is God? This morning’s readings from Sirach and Luke offered insight. Sirach reminds us: “The Lord is a God of justice, who knows no favorites.” And in Luke’s Gospel, Jesus tells...
The Wonder of Our Faith
Today would have been my dad’s 90th birthday. Dad was always the man behind the camera — positioned in front of us, but often quietly operating in the background. He was an engineer, a builder, who made sure things got done in an organized fashion, that we were...
The Great Divider
(Reflection on Luke 12:49–53) Growing up in Colorado, I remember family drives into the mountains, where the air grew thinner, the trees sparser, and the views wider. There came a point—sometimes marked by a sign—where we’d cross the Great Divide. I was fascinated by...
Slave No More
A Reflection on Luke 12:42–48. A Child’s Complaint, A Timeless Truth Years ago, when one of our sons was about ten, my husband asked him to help mow the lawn. With a dramatic sigh, he declared, “The only reason you and Dad had us is so you’d have slaves!” I laughed...
What if God was One of Us?
And they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden. But the LORD God called to the man, and said to him, “Where are you?” And he...
A Tale of Two Cities
Today’s Gospel (Luke 10:13–16) and its acclamation—“If today you hear his voice, harden not your heart” (Psalm 95:7–8)—echo a timeless tension: the pull between grace and indifference, light and shadow. Charles Dickens captured this duality in the opening sentences of...
What’s Up With Debbie Downer?
What’s in a Name? When I told my sister Debbie I was writing a post called “What’s Up With Debbie Downer?” she immediately groaned: “Ugh, I wish my name wasn’t tied to that gloomy character.” Fair enough. Names like Debbie, Karen, or Dick have carried way too much...
Wonder Bread: Where Miracles Meet Mystery
Where Faith Begins, There Is Wonder We live in a culture that wants proof and explanation. Faith isn’t derived from evidence, though it can be strengthened by it. True faith begins in wonder — an encounter with God’s mystery that draws us beyond what our senses can...