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LET ME SERVE YOU
HOLY THURSDAY Tonight we begin the Triduum, the three most important days in the liturgical year of our Church. It is the Passover, the...
Sarah Beth Dippel
Apr 1, 20212 min read
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SURELY, IT IS I LORD
SPY WEDNESDAY It is the last day of Lent. Tomorrow we will enter a new liturgical season, the shortest of the year, the Triduum. We have...
Sarah Beth Dippel
Mar 31, 20212 min read
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INTIMACY WITH CHRIST
HOLY TUESDAY Reading today's Gospel, I am struck by this verse: So Simon Peter nodded to him to find out whom he meant. He leaned back...
Sarah Beth Dippel
Mar 30, 20212 min read
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FOUR DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS!
MONDAY OF THE FOURTH WEEK OF ADVENT Since Thanksgiving, I've been praying with a quote that I found meaningful. No, not just meaningful,...
Sarah Beth Dippel
Dec 21, 20203 min read
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CAN YOU SEE HIS WONDERFUL WORKS?
WEDNESDAY OF THIRTY-FOURTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME As I read today's first reading from the Book of Revelation, I felt the calm and peace...
Sarah Beth Dippel
Nov 25, 20202 min read
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DO NOT FEAR. HE BRINGS PEACE & JOY.
THURSDAY OF THE THIRTY-THIRD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Reading today's Gospel, Luke 19:41-44, I cringe at Jesus weeping. You see, when Jesus...
Sarah Beth Dippel
Nov 19, 20202 min read
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GLORIFYING THE LORD IN A PANDEMIC
MONDAY OF THE THIRTY-THIRD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Is it Christmas yet? Yesterday, I cooked sticky toffee pudding and mama's holiday...
Sarah Beth Dippel
Nov 16, 20202 min read
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THE LORD CALLS US TO COMMUNITY
TUESDAY OF THE TWENTY-NINTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Reading today's Gospel from St. Luke, this line strikes me: "ready to open immediately...
Sarah Beth Dippel
Oct 20, 20202 min read
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PUP-LIKE TRUST IN THE LORD
MEMORIAL OF ST. THERESE OF THE CHILD JESUS Last night before I climbed into my bed, I laid down with my dog, Addie, on her bed for some...
Sarah Beth Dippel
Oct 1, 20202 min read
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HOW DO WE DEAL WITH CONFLICT?
THE FEAST OF ST. MATTHEW During this morning's Daily Mass, Father posed this question while preaching the homily: "How do we deal with...
Sarah Beth Dippel
Sep 21, 20202 min read
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WHEN IT ALL SEEMS TO MUCH, LOVE WINS
MEMORIAL OF SAINTS CORNELIUS, POPE, AND CYPRIAN, BISHOP, MARTYRS It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all...
Sarah Beth Dippel
Sep 16, 20202 min read
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LOVE HIM FIRST
WEDNESDAY OF THE TWENTIETH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Yesterday's Gospel was the story of the rich young man who is attached to his money and...
Sarah Beth Dippel
Aug 19, 20202 min read
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OH, SOMEWHERE IN THIS FAVORED LAND THE SUN IS SHINING BRIGHT
TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME My husband is with dad out fishing. A fishing trip I should be on—a fishing trip where I should be...
Sarah Beth Dippel
Aug 16, 20202 min read
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THE POWER & PRESENCE OF ALMIGHTY GOD
TUESDAY OF THE NINETEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME It is not the will of your heavenly Father that one of these little ones be lost....
Sarah Beth Dippel
Aug 11, 20202 min read
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THE TINY WHISPER
NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Today's first reading from 1 Kings is a favorite scripture of mine. Elijah is on the mountain of God,...
Sarah Beth Dippel
Aug 9, 20202 min read
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HOPE FOR COURAGE
WEDNESDAY OF THE EIGHTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Cris is away at Fire Camp again, so last night, I watched The Blind Side. The film came...
Sarah Beth Dippel
Aug 5, 20202 min read
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SINK OR BELIEVE IN HIM
MONDAY OF THE EIGHTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Oh, Peter! The same Peter that Jesus entrusts with the keys to the kingdom is the one who...
Sarah Beth Dippel
Aug 3, 20202 min read
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LORD, I KNOW YOU CARE
WEDNESDAY OF THE SEVENTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME I live in one of the most beautiful places in the US. A fact not lost on the 40,000+...
Sarah Beth Dippel
Jul 29, 20202 min read
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JUST A LITTLE YEAST
MONDAY OF THE SEVENTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME In today's Gospel, Jesus is again speaking in parables. This time it is the parable of...
Sarah Beth Dippel
Jul 27, 20202 min read
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FOR THE GLORY OF GOD
FEAST OF ST. JAMES, APOSTLE We hold this treasure in earthen vessels, that the surpassing power may be of God and not from us. (2 Cor...
Sarah Beth Dippel
Jul 25, 20202 min read
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