For this Sunday’s Gospel and other Mass readings, click here! I remember hearing this Gospel reading when I was little, and I always compared the season of Lent to being in the desert. Jesus intentionally took time to pray and fast in the desert, and since we’re called to be like Him, we spend aContinue reading “What Will Happen to Us in the Desert?”
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This Sunday’s Gospel: February 14, 2021
For this Sunday’s Gospel and other Mass readings, click here! I love seeing how the different Mass readings connect. In the first reading, we see how lepers were exiled from their community. They would live isolated from everyone else, and when they were around others, they would make sure everyone knew they had leprosy byContinue reading “This Sunday’s Gospel: February 14, 2021”
This Sunday’s Gospel: February 7, 2021
For this Sunday’s Gospel and other Mass readings, click here! How often do we thank God and praise Him for answering our prayers or for working in our lives? When we do, what’s the turnaround time? Do we praise Him right away, or do we delay? This Sunday’s Gospel reading gives us an example ofContinue reading “This Sunday’s Gospel: February 7, 2021”
This Sunday’s Gospel: January 31, 2021
For this Sunday’s Gospel and other Mass readings, click here! The takeaway that I gained from this Sunday’s Gospel is very simple, yet still profound. Jesus really is the Son of God. If you’re reading this blog, then chances are you believe this. You might think, “Well, obviously He’s the Son of God, Madeline!” TheContinue reading “This Sunday’s Gospel: January 31, 2021”
This Sunday’s Gospel: January 24, 2021
For this Sunday’s Gospel and other Mass readings, click here! In this Sunday’s Gospel reading, Jesus calls Simon, Andrew, James, and John to follow Him. When I was younger, this passage didn’t make much sense to me. Even though He was Jesus, I thought it was strange that these men left their livelihoods behind toContinue reading “This Sunday’s Gospel: January 24, 2021”
This Sunday’s Gospel: January 17, 2021
For this Sunday’s Gospel and other Mass readings, click here. When I read the Gospels, I remember that we’re Jesus’ disciples. Because Scripture is alive and we’re followers of Christ, when Jesus speaks to His disciples in the Gospels, He’s talking to us. Of course we can relate to the people in the Bible, butContinue reading “This Sunday’s Gospel: January 17, 2021”
What is Moral Authority?
The Big Girls in the Dance StudioWhen I was a little dancer, I looked up to the “big girls” at my studio. I wanted to be just like the girls who helped my instructors teach my dance classes. They were beautiful dancers, but they were also kind, smart, and fun to be around. These girlsContinue reading “What is Moral Authority?”
St. Vitalis of Gaza
Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Matthew 5:11 MisunderstoodI think we all know how it feels to be misunderstood. No matter the reason why, knowing that those around us don’t understand us makes us feel frustrated, disheartened, and most ofContinue reading “St. Vitalis of Gaza”
This Sunday’s Gospel: January 10, 2021
For this Sunday’s Gospel and other Mass readings, click here. I was born on March 4, 1998, but I was born again later that month. On March 22, 1998, I was Baptized at St. Stephen’s Parish and I entered the Church. Although I don’t remember it because I was one month old, it was theContinue reading “This Sunday’s Gospel: January 10, 2021”
This Sunday’s Gospel: January 3, 2021
For this Sunday’s Gospel and other Mass readings, click here. When I was little, I remember seeing saying “Wise men still seek him” printed on Christmas cards and decorations. At the time, I thought it was a clever way to “keep Christ in Christmas,” as they say. I found myself remembering that saying every ChristmasContinue reading “This Sunday’s Gospel: January 3, 2021”
Radiant with Joy 