Faith Inspiration

A Day to Live

For years now I’ve kept a news clipping wedged in the pages of an old scrapbook as a reminder of my mortality. The headline reads: School in mourning for girl killed in crash. Beneath the headline is a picture of a blonde beauty at the cusp of becoming a woman. Her name was Shauna Casteen.Read the whole post >>

Jesus, The Thirst Quencher

This Sunday, we’ll be hearing about Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well (John 4: 5-42). I’ve always liked this reading. For one, I love the fact that Jesus chooses to first reveal that he is the Messiah to a woman (and a Samaritan woman at that!). Anyone who believes God sees womenRead the whole post >>

Christ’s Journey to the Cross: Inspiration for Mothers

I still remember the time I first felt called to be a mother. I was sitting on a subway reading Mother Teresa’s A Simple Path. Out of nowhere I felt a familiar rush behind my eyes as they filled with tears. Mother Teresa was talking about how charity must begin at home, and I realizedRead the whole post >>

Getting to Know Jesus

In Sunday’s Gospel reading (January 20, 2008), John the Baptist admits, “I did not know him,” referring to Jesus. This may seem odd to us. How could John not “know” his own cousin? Surely they played together as children. But perhaps John only meant he did not initially recognize Jesus as the Messiah. This getsRead the whole post >>

An Answered Prayer

This morning, very early long before the sun peeked through the window blinds, I woke up to Madeline’s announcement, “I have pee dripping down my leg.” Not exactly an alarm clock, but hearing these words has the same effect. I stumbled out of bed and dug in Madeline’s drawer for a pair of panties. ThenRead the whole post >>