Category Archives: Advent 2020

Dec 05 2020

Advent and Compassion

Click here for daily readings We hear the hope of the Advent season in the readings today. In the Gospel we hear of Christ’s immense compassion for human suffering: “At the sight of the crowds, hi...

Dec 04 2020

Cleansed and Renewed

Click here for daily readings There is an absolutely beautiful scene from the popular TV show, Chosen, that depicts a scene similar to this. A leper is thrown out of society and seen as unclean. Even the apostles are afr...

Dec 03 2020

Strong Foundations

Click here for daily readings Today’s readings are all about foundations. A simple matter, really. Foundations are often overlooked in the everyday world. But that does not make them any less important. In the First Readin...

Dec 02 2020

Trusting God Is Guiding Us

Click here for daily readings In my lifetime, there’s never been a year like this year, a year where nearly every single person on the entire planet can say it has been a rough year. Between the pandemic, nat...

Dec 01 2020

Lord, Deepen Our Faith

Click here for daily readings In what way is Jesus contrasting revealing truths to the childlike and hiding them from the wise and the learned? The truth of the Gospel, which we proclaim during Advent, is that Jesus...

Nov 30 2020

The Call

Click here for daily readings Here we are, the first Monday of the first week of Advent. As Catholics, it’s kind of cool that we get to jumpstart the New Year while the old one is still winding down. Hopefully we f...

Nov 29 2020

Be Watchful

Click here for daily readings This year has been a test of faith, probably more so than any one previous. This statement is not to be taken lightly. In 2001, I stood as a bushy-eyed high schooler only a few streets away ...