Scripture: A Mother's Lens

Look at my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me and see, because a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you can see I have (Lk 24:39). They gave him a piece of baked fish; he took it and ate it in front of them (Lk 24:42-43). In today’s …READ MORE

This is the day which the Lord has made; let us be glad and rejoice therein!  He is risen! Alleluia! Truly, today we remember why we live and move and have our being; why we cannot lose hope; why we can rejoice in all things and all times. Our Lord is risen, death is defeated, …READ MORE

On this, the start of Holy Week, my thoughts turn to so many years of Holy Weeks. I have celebrated differently throughout the years, but always the same Jesus. Always, the Father’s love and mercy. I had learned from my mother how to observe Holy Week, and I remember wanting to pass this on to …READ MORE

Take a deep breath. We made it! We made it through the past year, we made it through all the turmoil of our world recently, and we made it to the Fifth Sunday of Lent. Formerly known as “Passion Sunday,” this is the final week before Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday next week. The …READ MORE

It is so that the works of God might be made visible through him (Jn 9:3). As an adult, as a mother, and as a wife, I am often overwhelmed by the sickness and suffering in the world around me. This past year’s pandemic hasn’t helped.  Encountering this Sunday’s Gospel, John 9:1-41, reminded me that …READ MORE

One of the most unexpected gifts of receiving the call of motherhood has been the constant metaphors that open my heart to the nature of God. Through the journey with my children, I find myself coming ever deeper into an awareness of how God’s love is pursuing my heart.  I embraced motherhood as a vocation …READ MORE