A Reflection for the Memorial of Saint Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Church, by Simcha Fisher
Simcha Fisher
Simcha Fisher is a speaker, freelance writer, regular contributor to The Catholic Weekly and author of The Sinner’s Guide to Natural Family Planning. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband and 10 children.
Posted inFaith, Features
The joy and the pain of being a Catholic foster parent
If foster care works as it is designed to, that sacrifice will lead to goodbyes. The tension can be brutal. It’s also profoundly Christlike.
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
Jesus likes you. Come on home.
A Reflection for Thursday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time, by Simcha Fisher
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Vaccines have become the victim of their own success. You could say the same for Jesus.
If we have grown up Catholic, or even if our conversion or reversion was a few years ago, it is very easy to start taking salvation for granted.
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
The point of the Good Samaritan parable is to unsettle us
A Reflection for the Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary, by Simcha Fisher
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
The life-changing generosity of Jesus
A Reflection for Thursday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time, by Simcha Fisher
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
A surprising Gospel miracle
A Reflection for Monday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Simcha Fisher
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Did God save Donald Trump’s life?
Once we start thinking about what God clearly made happen or clearly didn’t make happen, it opens up a whole world of uncomfortable questions.
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
When God speaks directly to you through the Gospel
A Reflection for Friday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Simcha Fisher
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
Having confidence in Jesus
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Simcha Fisher