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Christ Beside Us

We’ve all walked that road.

Not the dusty path outside Jerusalem, but the one paved with questions, heartache, and quiet longing. The road where hope feels distant and God seems silent. And yet—like the disciples in Luke’s Gospel—we’re not alone. Someone walks beside us.

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The Perfect Measure

We live in a world where sin is committed boldly, without shame, without fear, under the watchful gaze of Heaven. And yet, what’s even more astonishing is not our audacity before God, but our demands of Him. We ask for mercy while showing none. We expect indulgence from the Most High, while refusing the smallest slight from our neighbor.

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Guarding the Flame: Protecting Our Human Spirit

“You know well that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, as at the love with which we do them.”
— St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Story of a Soul

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We Remember

Remembering is sacred. It’s more than recalling the past—it’s entering into it spiritually, allowing memory to guide healing and hope. The Eucharist itself is a living remembrance: “Do this in memory of me.” Through it, Catholics unite with Christ’s sacrifice and the promise of redemption.

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Choosing to Return

When I contemplate Jesus’ words in Luke 21:34–36, I feel like He’s speaking directly to me: “Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down…” And honestly, mine has been. Not with wild living or drunkenness, but with the quiet heaviness of anxiety, distraction, and trying to keep up with life.

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Don’t Go Breaking My Heart

As you all know, the Spirit inspires me through music at times. The other day an oldie but goodie came on my spotify list and I started jamming in the car. “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” by Elton John and Kiki Dee, was one of my favorites in high school. I started pondering what God might being saying to us through the lyrics:

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