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In Which I Give Up On Trying to Describe the Love of God
Catholics go to Notre Dame (the university) the way they go to Rome: it’s like a pilgrimage. When friends are going to Rome, they ask me where I want them to pray for me. When friends visit Notre...
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Getting a Beat-Up Bible
Six years later, it may be time to rebind again. When the binding breaks apart completely, it’s the beginning of the end. When I was a first year teacher, years of use (and abuse at the bottom of my...
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Lectio Divina
I tend to babble about how much I love the Bible. Then I take out my Bible and introduce people to it like it’s a friend. Once we get past the weird looks I get for introducing them to an inanimate...
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Favorites (For Now)
I answer a lot of the same questions when I speak: Where do you shower? How do you get money? How did you decide to do this? And I don’t mind answering them, but sometimes I get really good questions...
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Meditating on God’s Love
I was leading a high school girls’ retreat the other day and was given the task of putting together some different prayer experiences for the girls. These had to be self-guided, which ruled out my...
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A Year in the Word–Memorize Scripture with Me!
Every time I read the Bible, I see more and more passages I wish I had memorized. This year, I’m doing something about it, and I want you to join me. I was going to pick 50 (short) passages for the 50...
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Favorite Verses from St Paul
In honor of St. Paul’s feast day, I thought I’d share some of my favorite Pauline verses. Paul’s one of my best friends–we basically have the same life, after all–so it only makes sense to give him a...
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A Year in the Word: Archives, Images, and MP3s
Throughout this year, I’m sharing reflections on powerful Scripture passages over at Aleteia. But I’m also hoping that you’ll be memorizing them along with me, and a few paragraphs on what they mean...
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When Being an Easter People Is a Bad Thing
Happy Easter, friends! We are an Easter people over here–all 50 days of it. So along with my feasting (and there has been plenty of feasting) all during the Easter season I’ve been trying to use the...
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An Advent Devotional You Need to Check Out
A few weeks ago, my sister sent me a Facebook message asking me if I wanted to take a look at a new Advent devotional that some of her friends had put together. Now, I’m not usually one for women’s...
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