I have never won the lottery or even the grand prize in a raffle. I rarely even pick the fastest line at the grocery checkout. How often have our wild ambitions or dreams come true? But if I am truly being honest with myself, how often have I even given myself permission to dream boldlyContinueContinue reading “Daring Hope: The Women at the Tomb”
Category Archives: Easter
The Wounds I Touch
Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and see my hands, and bring your hand and put it into my side, and do not be unbelieving, but believe.” Thomas answered and said to him, “My Lord and my God!” Jesus said to him, “Have you come to believe because you have seen me? ContinueContinue reading “The Wounds I Touch”
Spices and Hope, an Offering
Holy Saturday, April 19, 2025 “At daybreak on the first day of the week the women who had come from Galilee with Jesus took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb; but when they entered, they did not find the body of theContinueContinue reading “Spices and Hope, an Offering”
Where Jesus Went
After an unfortunate mishap involving a tiny foot and a bathroom door, we ended up at urgent care late at night. My four-year-old was shaking as the doctor examined and x-rayed his foot. It was painful, but he was also terrified. Thankfully no cast was needed and it was just a nasty purple bruise. HeContinueContinue reading “Where Jesus Went”
Who You Know
Reading: Jn 14:7-14 If you know me, you will know my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him.” Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied.” Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and you still doContinueContinue reading “Who You Know”
Broken Locks
Savoring Easter: Jesus Appears to the Apostles in the Locked Room Our daughter’s room had no doorknob. We went through a phase where she locked herself in her room over and over again. She knew how to lock the door but not how to let herself out. One time she locked herself in a roomContinueContinue reading “Broken Locks”
One Step Forward
Reading: Jn 6:16-21 When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea, got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. The sea became rough because a strong wind was blowing. When they had rowed about three or four miles,ContinueContinue reading “One Step Forward”
The First Phone Call
Tuesday in the Octave of Easter “ Mary went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord,” and then reported what he had told her.” -John 20:18 If we won an award, lost a tooth, or had something exciting happen as kids, our first call was always to our grandmother. In the pre-cellContinueContinue reading “The First Phone Call”
A Flower That Doesn’t Die
The Passion was not just a symbolic grief this year. We lost my grandmother on Tuesday of Holy Week. Her feisty spirit didn’t always make her the easiest person to get along with. Despite my grudges or issues with her, my children loved her just as she was. Their memories are of the fizzy drinksContinueContinue reading “A Flower That Doesn’t Die”
Scattered
Wednesday in the Easter Season I was involved with training other students to serve small, Ignatian faith communities on my Jesuit university campus. After graduation, that evolved into leading a summer program for campus ministers and peer leaders who would come together to pray, learn, and envision how they might serve the spiritual needs ofContinueContinue reading “Scattered”
Jen Coito: Ignatius at Home 