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On faith, prayer, and the quiet journey of the spiritual life.

July 02, 2026

He Saw Their Faith: Finding Freedom in Christ's Authority to Forgive — Thursday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time — Matthew 9:1-8

Published: July 2, 2026 There is a small detail near the beginning of today's Gospel that is easy to read past, but it changes everything about the story. Some men carry a paralyzed friend to Jesus. He cannot walk, cannot move under his own power, and so he arrives on a mat carried by others. ...

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July 01, 2026

When a Town Chose Pigs Over the Son of God — Wednesday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time — Matthew 8:28-34

Published: July 1, 2026 There is a moment in today's Gospel that should stop us cold. Two men are healed of demonic possession. They are freed from a torment so severe that no one could pass near them. The power of...

June 30, 2026

Peace in the Storm - Tuesday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time - Matthew 8:23-27

Published: June 30, 2026 Today's Gospel places us in a small boat on the Sea of Galilee, caught between two realities that every believer comes to know intimately: the presence of Christ and the fury of the storm. Ma...

June 29, 2026

"You Are the Christ" — Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles — Matthew 16:13-19

Published: June 29, 2026 There is a moment in the Gospels that feels like the axis on which everything turns. Jesus is walking with his disciples in the northern reaches of Galilee, near Caesarea Philippi — a pagan...

June 28, 2026

The Cost and the Cup: What It Means to Follow Jesus — Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time — Matthew 10:37-42

Published: June 28, 2026 There is a moment in today's Gospel that can feel almost harsh, the kind of verse that gives us pause and makes us wonder whether we heard it correctly. Jesus gathers his apostles and speak...