Holy Week is here!
This is my absolute favorite part of the liturgical year. It may seem odd, given that it’s a pretty dark week with the crucifixion and...
Rising to New Life
I remember standing at the door with my infant daughter as my mother, who had been with me for a week, left to return home. My husband...
How do we become an Easter people?
At the beginning of Lent, I asked you what your Lenten practices were preparing you for. We have made it through the Last Supper, Jesus’...
We wait in joyful anticipation...
When I was a child, one of the best parts of Christmas was going to sleep on Christmas Eve. The anticipation of Santa’s arrival was...
Come to the garden with me
Every year [on Holy Thursday], my family and I enter [adoration] and pray for a while after the main service has ended. Sitting with...
Is Lent over? Can I drink my coffee again?
Holy Thursday has long been a day of debate in our family. Officially, Lent is over, and we move into what is called the Triduum. At...
Get your copy now!
Holy Week has begun, and if you haven’t gotten it yet, download your copy of my Stations of the Cross reflections here. This is an...
Doubting Thomas
Photo: @thoughtful_camera The first Sunday of Easter always has the story of Doubting Thomas. (John 20:19-31)You know the one. Thomas...
First Week of Easter: Peter - a new man
Photo: @thoughtful_camera In the movie, The Time Traveler's Wife, there are two distinct storylines in told in very different timeframes....
Just when you thought it was over...
Part Eight of an eight-part series of reflections on Lent, Holy Week, and Easter As you have hopefully been able to see over these last...
