Lent – Jen Coito: Ignatius at Home

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”

I second that motion!

“So the Pharisees said to him, “You testify on your own behalf, so your testimony cannot be verified.” Jesus answered and said to them, “Even if I do testify on my own behalf, my testimony can be verified, because I know where I came from and where I am going.” – John 8:14 In parliamentaryContinueContinue reading “I second that motion!”

Fourth Sunday of Lent: Destined for Greatness?

“He said to him, ‘My son, you are here with me always; everything I have is yours. But now we must celebrate and rejoice, because your brother was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.'” – Luke 15:31-32What do you want to be when you grow up? AContinueContinue reading “Fourth Sunday of Lent: Destined for Greatness?”

Unclean

Tuesday in the Second Week of Lent “Wash yourselves clean! Put away your misdeeds from before my eyes; cease doing evil; learn to do good. Make justice your aim: redress the wronged, hear the orphan’s plea, defend the widow.” -Isaiah 1:16-17 Covid-19, chicken pox, whooping cough, measles, and the most dreaded of all- LICE. AnyoneContinueContinue reading “Unclean”

What Will I Inherit?

This post appeared on the Into The Deep Blog, in 2025 the topics align with the Church’s Jubilee Year of Hope. This series, Beatitudes of Hope, answers the prompt: “May we all consider these wisdom blessings and how they call us to radiate a spirit of hope, promise, and peace. As we walk in theContinueContinue reading “What Will I Inherit?”

First Sunday of Lent: Would you rather?

Would you rather be itchy or sticky all the time? Would you rather be rich but sad or poor and happy? Would you rather live in a chapel with nice sisters or in a castle with a mean king? In the conversation starter game of “would you rather”, participants make difficult, sometimes funny choices betweenContinueContinue reading “First Sunday of Lent: Would you rather?”

Are we there yet?

We were indeed buried with him through baptism into death,so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father,we too might live in newness of life. – Romans 6:4-5 When I drive somewhere new (especially when the road involves high cliffs and sharp turns) the fear of getting lostContinueContinue reading “Are we there yet?”

Look at Him

Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion March 29, 2024 “They will look upon him whom they have pierced.” – Jn. 19:37 As the Passion narrative was proclaimed on Palm Sunday, when my daughter Clare (1-years-old at the time) became fixated on the soldiers. She pointed to the Stations of the Cross and said, “Soldiers, takeContinueContinue reading “Look at Him”

I’d rather hide….

Saturday of the Fifth Week of Lent “So Jesus no longer walked about in public among the Jews, but he left for the region near the desert, to a town called Ephraim, and there he remained with his disciples.” John 11:54 Sometimes we can carry ourselves with dignity in the face of adversity, and sometimesContinueContinue reading “I’d rather hide….”

Smells Like Jesus

Friday of the Fourth Week of Lent, March 15, 2024 “Is he not the one they are trying to kill?…Could the authorities have realized that he is the Christ?” – John 7:25-26 Sometimes at Mass, there is a certain “aroma.” It is harsh, foul, and uncomfortable. And I can’t ignore it. The source? A homelessContinueContinue reading “Smells Like Jesus”