Lazarus was dead for four days. In the novel, we glimpse how Esther feels about it, but we know little of what Lazarus feels. Can you...

At the wedding feast at Cana, Mary intercedes for Daniel and Athaliah, that there be more wine. Do you seek Mary’s intercession? Do you...

What have you learned about the period Jesus lived in from the novel? Do you identify with any of the characters? Why? What is your...

A knock rapped at the door. “Who would come at this hour?” Joachim grumbled beside me, turning over onto his side, pulling the wool...

I could hear children laughing as they played outside. I heard the talk of women as they worked just outside the bedroom. I heard the...

My relatives in Bethlehem scolded and questioned me for allowing Mary to vow herself to virginity. Every Jewish mother hoped to be the...

Nazareth of Galilee, Palestine St. Anne's perspective There had to be a great reason for Mary to gather us together in the bedroom at the...

For the past three years, I gave up cleaning my ears for Lent. This year, I am doing the same. Let me give you some context. I am...

A Dialogue I just noticed at Holy Mass the other weekend, how many times we say “You,” as in “You, God.” And then, how many times the...

The Continuous March for Life Last Friday was the March for Life in Washington D.C. As you can suppose, it was a (ginormous) group of...

As a woman, I want a man. I want a man who is both strong interiorly and externally. I want a man who is not afraid to cry. I want a man...

What is it like to hold the hand of Jesus throughout the entire day? I wouldn’t know because I am constantly forgetting that Jesus is...

God has never seemed so close to me. It’s a blessing and I know it, and I must share it so that you find hope in encountering Jesus for...

I looked at the black brief case on our dining room table. Eager to see what was inside, I unlatched the latches and opened it carefully....

Where is Blood in the Bible? I heard something on a podcast that blood represents life. It’s not about gore and it is not shed by...

A Team Effort I am an Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist at my parish. I find it so interesting that Jesus works with me as a team....

I was pretty fresh out of the monastery when it felt like I had hit a stump. What did the Lord want from me if He didn’t want me to be a...

Instead of swearing, I have formed the habit of just saying “For the love of Saint Peter!” I stub my toe: “For the love of Saint Peter!”...

What was Mary Like? We can actually gather from icons, Sacred Scripture, and Marian apparitions (among other things), to discover what...

What Was Jesus Like? As already stated in the first part, we have heard, “WWJD: What Would Jesus Do?” But what was He like? What can we...