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“Real isn’t how you are made… It’s a thing that happens to you.”

-The Velveteen Rabbit, by Margery Williams


Welcome, friend. Let’s walk together on this journey toward Heaven we call life. 

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Take Away the Stone!

"Jesus said, "Take away the stone."" Jn 11:1-45 Before working most of his miraculous healings, Jesus asks for an act of faith from the...

Better than Fiction

In my experience, there are few things that bring you to view the world in a new way quite as effortlessly as a conversation with a...

The Heavens were Opened

"The heavens were opened for him." Mt 3:13-17 At the moment when Jesus was baptized, the heavens opened, the Spirit of God was poured...

Waiting for Jesus

"My hour has not yet come." Jn 2-1:11 Mary didn't approach Jesus in anticipation of a probable need. She brought her request to him in...

Pain Immemorial

"A voice was heard in Ramah, sobbing and loud lamentation; Rachel weeping for her children." Mt 2:13-18 What pain is felt by a parent at...

The Dawn from On High

"In the tender compassion of our God, the dawn from on high will break upon us." Lk 1:67-79 Whether we like it or not, whether we are...

What Does My Soul Praise?

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord. Lk 1:46-56 Mary begins her Magnificat by reflecting on the disposition of the innermost,...

Blessed are You who Believed

Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled. Lk 1:39-45 There are a lot of incredible...

Responding Well to God

Which of the two did his father's will? Mt 21:28-32 My two-year-old daughter abruptly stops blowing on the lit Advent wreath and, setting...

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