Author Archives: kmwanek

Saturday evening, I was driving with my mom, and we were on the interstate for a large part of the drive.  We had been following a semi-truck for awhile, but I hadn’t paid much attention to it, knowing it was there of course, but not really seeing it.  After some time, I looked at theContinue reading “Deo Gratias”

Last April I had my wisdom teeth removed.  My sister Abbey was my designated driver to take me home after the procedure.  One thing about Abbey is that she is not particularly fond of dealing with blood.  Even just the word “blood” being brought up in conversation is enough to make her feel squeamish.  AfterContinue reading “Expecting Nothing in Return”

Last year I read a book called Into His Likeness: Be Transformed as a Disciple of Christ by Edward Sri.  One point that the author made has stuck with me since.  He talked about how disciples would walk behind their leader, “following him so closely that they would become covered with the dust kicked upContinue reading “Covered in His Dust”

One of the hardest parts about being on a retreat or some other spiritual mountain-top experience is realizing that while your faith has been changed and transformed just a little bit more than before, the outside world did not change while you were gone. When you experience the love of Jesus so profoundly and haveContinue reading “Blessings Poured Out”

The season of Lent is just a little more than a week away.  Every year as we approach this season, we find ourselves asking what we will do- how will we increase our prayer, what will we fast from, how will we give more generously of ourselves, our time, and our money?  The goal inContinue reading “A Great Step Forward”

Throughout this past weekend, I was able to spend a significant amount of time in one of the greatest places that you can be.  From Friday night to Sunday morning, I had spent just about a total of 15 hours in a eucharistic adoration chapel throughout the course of a retreat taking place.  Some partsContinue reading “What It’s All About”

In today’s gospel from Mark, we read about people bringing the sick to Jesus to be healed.  When Jesus and His disciples arrived on land, “as they were leaving the boat, people immediately recognized him” (Mark 6:54).  People immediately recognized him.  In this passage, the people in the area knew who He was and knewContinue reading “Recognizing Him”

Last week, the Church celebrated the feast day of St. Thomas Aquinas.  He is a Doctor of the Church and was one of the greatest theologians in church history.  With this in mind, there is a lot you could reflect on regarding his life and writings.  But there is a simple story about him thatContinue reading “Only You”

A couple of months ago, I read a book by Scott Hahn, called Hope to Die: The Christian Meaning of Death and the Resurrection of the Body.  Reading this book, it was a great reminder that the body is sacred and it matters not only during life, but also after death.  The book explores theContinue reading “The Body After Death”

In this past weekend’s gospel, we heard the story of the wedding feast at Cana.  It is a beautiful gospel that we can gather so much from.  The passage shows us Jesus’ first public miracle and also shows us how He provides for the couple and wedding guests.  We also get to see exactly theContinue reading “Who Mary Is”