Easter Egg Psalms
Catholics do a great job at Lent. We fast, pray, and give like champs. For forty days we fill devotionals, give up things we love, and pick ways to help…
A saint who changed the way the world prays: Resources and ideas to celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday
It's still one of my favorite teaching moments. I was staring at the student saint requests for our living saints project. Five different students had requested to perform as St.…
Holy Week Series: I am the true vine
"I am the true vine." John 15:1 Growing up in New Jersey, I didn't have a lot of experience with vineyards, although the wine industry is really taking off there…
Holy Week Series: I am the way, the truth, and the life
"I am the way, the truth, and the life." John 14:6 Praying the Stations of the Cross has always been one of my favorite Lenten practices. One of my earliest…
Holy Week Series: I am the Resurrection and the Life
"I am the resurrection and the life." John 11:25 The last few years have been filled with a lot of loss in our family- my father-in-law, a dear friend from…
Holy Week Series: I am the good shepherd.
"I am the good shepherd." John 10:11 When I was in college, I had the opportunity to study abroad in Salamanca, Spain. One morning, super early, I woke in my…
Holy Week Series: I am the gate.
"I am the gate." John 10:7 This is the I am statement of Jesus that I probably know the least, and in my research for this post, I realized/learned that…
Holy Week Series: I am the light of the world.
"I am the light of the world." John 8:12 Right now the world is very dark. We feel alone, anxious, afraid. Some of us have been home for weeks, some…
Holy Week Series: I am the Bread of Life
"I am the bread of life." John 6:35 Happy Palm Sunday! Like me, many of you are probably spending this Palm Sunday in semi-isolation, away from your worship family. In…
Holy Week Prayer Journals
Somehow, in the Lentiest Lent I've ever had, Holy Week snuck up on me. Maybe it's because I haven't been able to go to church in person for several weeks.…