This House You're Building

Category: The Glory Road

  • 28 Days of Gratitude

    While every single day of the year should be filled with gratitude, throughout this Thanksgiving month I want to take the time to actually write on here about who/what I am grateful for for twenty-eight days straight, and share it with you all. It has been some time since I have last shared anything personal…

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  • The Empty Tomb

    Roll away the stone! Christ is risen! Happy Easter, my friends! The Resurrection of the Lord is the cause of my extraordinary Easter joy and I deeply wish to share it with you. First, here is today’s Gospel reading, according to St. John: On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the…

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  • Union with God

    Now I understand well that what unites our soul most closely to God is our self-denial; that is, joining our will to the will of God. This is what makes the soul truly free, contributes to profound recollection of the Spirit, and makes all life’s burdens light, and death sweet. —St. Faustina (Diary, 462)

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  • Lesson of Humility

    It’s only day 1 and Pope Francis is already doing work and changing lives. Mine included. I love him already as a father-figure… is that odd? Today has been a huge lesson of humility for me. Some of my thoughts included the settling reality of yesterday’s events, other thoughts were Pope Francis’ agenda for his…

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  • Make Your Home in Me

    Just two weeks ago, I had the opportunity to get away to the mountains once again for a few days. Not with my community as I did weeks prior, but with fellow youth ministers of the Arlington Diocese that I am so blessed to be working alongside in the vineyard. On retreat, we were privileged…

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