
When God Tells Us to Begin Again
Reflect Letting go of what is familiar can feel like losing our footing. We remember the old paths because they feel safe and known. But
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Reflect Letting go of what is familiar can feel like losing our footing. We remember the old paths because they feel safe and known. But

Ask someone how they are doing today. Not just a “How are you?” with a “I’m good” response in passing, but genuinely sit down and have a conversation with a friend, family member, or even a coworker.

Reflect Is it something that you think about often that Our Lady is the greatest theologian to ever exist? Pray Mary Most Holy, the moment that

Reflect Many of us may recall the old English teacher adage: Show, don’t tell. In some sense, Jesus is saying the same thing when he says: “Even

Reflect Winter invites us to slow down, even when we resist it. The cold and dark are not empty; they are restful and protective. This

Reflect In Mark 1:12–15 we read Jesus’ words after his 40 days in the desert: “This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at

Reflect Early morning in Michigan, I am with a friend listening to bird songs, including a persistent loon. “I love watching loons on the lake,”

Reflect When confronted by your own sins, how often do you imagine God as looking upon you with wrath, ready to strike a blow that

Reflect Wisdom from retired Sisters of Charity to new students at my university: “Start your day by being grateful.” “Remember God is always with you.”

Reflect Change often arrives unannounced, without asking our permission. We brace ourselves for loss before we look for possibility. Yet sometimes joy slips in through