When I was in college, the chapel in my dorm had very beautiful white stone stations of the cross. As a young woman discerning my vocation, I was particularly drawn to the station where Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem. In the image, there are two women, one with a baby on her hip and …READ MORE
Scripture: A Mother's Lens
As a Mother Comforts Her Child, So Will I Comfort You
“Thus says the LORD: Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad because of her all you who love her; exult, exult with her all you who were mourning over her! Oh, that you may suck fully of the milk of her comfort, that you may nurse with delight at her abundant breasts! For thus says the LORD: …READ MORE
Timing is Everything
As one of three sisters growing up in a family of all girls, it’s not surprising that we were always thinking up creative, dramatic, or silly projects to undertake. Once we had an idea, we’d get right to work, looking through our scrap boxes or find a way to re-purpose anything that we could use toward …READ MORE
This is My Body, Given Up For You
I became a mother not quite six years ago, and I have admittedly been surprised by how physically demanding the role is. Pregnancy, labor and delivery, and nursing difficulties aside, all mothers of young children know something of the bodily exhaustion that accompanies, say, a day at the zoo or even a morning at Sunday …READ MORE
Communion with the Holy Trinity
As a mom, do you ever feel like life is just so busy? As in there’s never enough time in a day to conquer the “to do” list? There is always cooking, cleaning, laundry, organizing, shopping, driving, and attending to your children’s various needs. I sometimes dream of being able to wake up slowly, savor …READ MORE
The Promise of Pentecost
“On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced …READ MORE
