Daily Meditation for March 13, 2026
For centuries, the Church concentrated on Lent as a season for penitence and fasting. In recent years, there has been a move to regard Lent in a more upbeat way, […]
Entries by Emily Vranesh
Daily Meditation for March 12, 2026
Doors of Dublin. What’s behind each one? Who has lived behind each of them; who lives there now? What stories do they shelter? Why are the colors of the doors […]
Daily Meditation for March 11, 2026
There is a huge oak tree outside the window that still has some big clumps of dry, brown leaves hanging on. We might think of this as a picture of […]
We Carry the Light; Let It Shine
Two events with their respective messages and symbolism coincided on February 8, 2026: the gospel reading from Matthew and the opening of the Olympics. Matthew proclaimed: “You are the light […]
Daily Meditation for March 10, 2026
Today is the 20th day of the 40 days of Lent. Proceeding on our Lenten journey, let’s consider one of Pope Francis’ “Modern Beatitudes”. On All Saints’ Day, 2016, he […]
Daily Meditation for March 9, 2026
As we begin this third week of Lent, we hear the story of the Samaritan Woman at the well. Jesus, a Jew, asks her for a drink of water. Jesus […]
Daily Meditation for March 6, 2026
Have you ever watched a gardener prune extra foliage from a tomato plant? To the casual observer, pruning may seem like a drastic and even foolish thing to do, when […]
Daily Meditation for March 5, 2026
Christians throughout the world are observing a time they call Lent, which is translated as the “spring.” In the Northern Hemisphere it comes at the same time as the springtime […]
Daily Meditation for March 4, 2026
St. Benedict’s High School in New Jersey has as its motto, “What hurts my brother, hurts me.” That’s a pretty good description of community, if we add, “What hurts my […]
Do Your Lenses Correct or Protect?
It wasn’t all that easy to figure out at the time, but you know what they say, hindsight is 20/20. I’m one of those people who likes looking back on […]
