Some years ago, I took a class in which we were given the assignment to write an essay with this title: Why I Write. It was interesting to hear the variety of reasons my fellow classmates gave for embarking on the task of...
Read MoreSome moments cement themselves in your memory for years. The following, for me, is one of those memories. The last thing I was expecting at ten-thirty at night after a calming hour of prayer and adoration on a retreat a few...
Read MoreComplete conformity to the will of God can be challenging. It involves a type of death—a death to self, to self will. Your will must decrease if you want God’s will in your life to increase. God’s will for your life is that you...
Read MoreWhen I was in junior high school, there was a group of kids that many of us called the “anti-group.” This title doesn’t indicate that they ceased to be a group, but rather, that they were a group of students who were “anti-”...
Read More“Katie, I’m leaving the room now. While I’m gone, you can eat two cookies,” my mom said to my six-year-old, sweet-toothed self. “Just two?” I smiled convincingly. “Just two,” she replied, holding her ground. The two deliciously...
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