In Moments Like This

God the master of time, never gives the future. He gives only the present, moment by moment.

  • An Advent Conversation: May the Holy Cross Be My Light

    This past year was tough. Watching a loved one wither away to illness, feeling helpless so many times, all while balancing the busyness of life. In the midst of it all, You gave me the courage to break the silence and speak the truth about matters I had long tried to ignore. Despite how others Read more

  • An Advent Conversation: Never Lost

    “…it is never the will of your Father in heaven that one of these little ones should be lost.” When Jesus speaks of the least or the little ones, He is speaking about those who are vulnerable, those whose circumstances are too heavy for a single person to bear. Poverty does this. It forces people Read more

  • the Great Yes

    Growing up,I didn’t understand Mary’s role.To me, it seemed like Catholicswere obsessed with her,almost superstitious in their devotion.But as I grew older,My understanding widened,and I began to see the wonderin the angel’s words: “Hail Mary,full of grace,the Lord is with you.” No one else in Scripturehas ever been greeted this way.No apostle.No prophet.No king or Read more

  • An Advent Conversation: Making Room

    I’m aware that so much of my life gets caught in the digital realm –the doom-scrolling, the celebrity gossip, the endless rabbit holes of unsolved mysteries.It’s so easy to lose my sense of the physical world,and my heart slowly grows numb to the real needs, the real pains,the real people You have placed in front Read more

  • The Harvest and the heart

    I’ve reached a milestone in life,I’ve come far enough down the roadthat I can stop and look back.And in the quiet, ask myself,Have I lived as a disciple would? Can I place my journey beside the Twelve,Beside the holy men and women who came before?I’ve lost my way more than once.I’ve doubted, stumbled,and taken more Read more