Living and Loving the Single Life
During the Sacred Triduum, our community at Saint Mary of the Lake & Our Lady of Lourdes gathers to pray the Liturgy of the Hours. I was grateful for the invitation to share this reflection during Morning Prayer on Holy Saturday, April 4, 2026. Photo by Kyle Yen on Unsplash There is a large yellow maple tree that… Continue reading Holy Saturday: A Quiet Transformation
During these weeks of Lent, our team of writers at Into the Deep are exploring the theme of Encountering the Pain of the Cross. We invite you to consider this … What is the pain or suffering you carry or witness right now? What does the pain or suffering reveal about yourself or about God?… Continue reading Being Present on the Way
Our team of writers at Into the Deep are devoting this year’s blog to an overall theme of Hope as we align with the Church’s Jubilee Year. As we enter the Easter season, we reflect on the Resurrection stories and the growing hope in the disciples that Jesus was still with them. How is hope lived out and… Continue reading Jesus Meets Us Along The Way
During the Sacred Triduum, our community at Saint Mary of the Lake & Our Lady of Lourdes gathers to pray the Liturgy of the Hours. I was grateful for the invitation to share this reflection during Morning Prayer on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. We should glory in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ,in… Continue reading Good Friday: Morning Prayer
I am grateful to our pastor, Fr. Manuel Dorantes, and to my colleagues from the Parish Pastoral Council and Parish Finance Council for the invitation to share a reflection for our Sunday Giving Commitment Weekend: October 19-20, 2024. Below are my remarks. Good morning! My name is Beth Knobbe. I serve on the Parish Pastoral… Continue reading Stewardship Witness at Saint Mary of the Lake & Our Lady of Lourdes
In our latest series for Into the Deep, our team of writers reflect on how God helps us find and use our voices. God then sends us forth to others, each in our unique ways, to be God's hands, feet, eyes, and ears in the world. As I reflected on the various ways I've been invited… Continue reading Empowering Others to Use Their Voice
I am thrilled to be preaching the Parish Lenten Mission at Queen of All Saints Basilica in Chicago on February 26, 27, & 28 at 7:30 pm each night. You will find all the details below, whether you're planning to join us in person at Queen of All Saints, or if you're here to access… Continue reading Love Changes Everything: Lenten Mission
My latest post for Into The Deep is up today! In case you missed it earlier, Into The Deep has a new home! We are now part of Ignatian Ministries, the newly launched ministry from Becky Eldredge and friends. This incredibly talented team is offering a place for community and accompaniment, especially for those who… Continue reading Transformed to Live the Word
Our team of writers at Into the Deep are currently sharing about a need they have seen (or are seeing in their lives) and how they knew God was calling them (or is calling them) to respond to that need. God's call is specific and sometimes immediate. In other words, the need itself is the… Continue reading Using Our Gifts: The Need is the Call
Photo by Olia 💙💛 Gozha on Unsplash Our first task in approaching another people, another culture, another religion is to take off our shoes, for the place we are approaching is holy. Else we may find ourselves treading on someone else’s dreams; more serious still, we may forget that God was there before our arrival. (Max Warren, in… Continue reading God is there before our arrival (National Catholic Reporter)
Beth M. Knobbe 