Category Archives: Advent

Dec 08 2023

Mary’s Sinlessness and Simplicity / María, Sencilla y Sin Pecado

Click here for daily readings It has been my mission lately to live as simply as possible. One of my mottos has become: “Make Due”. In other words, if I want green beans for supper but only have broccoli on hand, I w...

Dec 07 2023

God’s Initiative / La Iniciativa de Dios

Click here for daily reading Today’s readings are full of deference to God in a particularly interesting way. “He sets up walls and ramparts to protect us”. “Open up the gates to let in a nation th...

Dec 06 2023

A Blueprint for Discipleship / Un Plan Para el Discipulado

Click here for daily readings We are a family of eight, so we typically drive for vacations or to visit family. When preparing for such a trip, I usually have two primary concerns that everything else flows from: how many...

Dec 05 2023

The Cow and The Bear / La Vaca y el Oso

Click here for daily readings Well, here we are. The first week of Advent. I feel as though the years go by too quickly the older I get, yet each Advent humbly reminds me that I am still a child. In fact, I very much wanted to b...

Dec 04 2023

No Shortage of Christ This Christmas / Cristo No Hará Falta esta Navidad

Click here for daily readings Yesterday the verses of O Come, O Come Emmanuel were a welcome massage for my heart. Hearing the name of God-with-us cracks open our hearts to receive the light, the Light of the World. The i...

Dec 03 2023

Strength in Weakness / Fuerza en la Debilidad

Click here for daily readings Here we are at the beginning of one of the most beautiful liturgical seasons, the season that anticipates the word becoming flesh and dwelling among us. I don’t know about you, but it i...

Dec 24 2022

Final Christmas Preparations / Preparativos Finales para la Navidad

Click here for daily readings Merry Christmas Eve! Let’s admit it, all of us are probably hustling and bustling all day today to get ready for the next two days of parties and dinners and gift giving. So thank you. Thank y...

Dec 23 2022

Not What You’d Expect / Fuera de lo Esperado

Click here for daily readings In a recent homily our Pastor reminded us that, while people like actors or athletes may be referred to as the greatest of all time, Jesus tells us that John the Baptist is the original G.O....

Dec 22 2022

Let Your Spirit Rejoice / Que tu Espíritu se Regocije

Click here for daily readings Mary said: “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my savior. Mary’s soul magnifies, augments, elevates, and brings into sharper focus the grandeur...

Dec 21 2022

A Little Advent, A Little Christmas Everyday / Un Pequeño Adviento y un Pequeño Navidad Todos los Días

Click here for daily readings I am principal of a lovely little Catholic School. Father taught a new Advent song to our students this year. One of the lines is “Advent is a time to wait, not quite time to celebrate....

Dec 20 2022

The Gift of God / El Don de Dios

Click here for daily readings The Gospel scene of the Annunciation can be seen as a summary of the entire Gospel. It shows the mystery of God becoming man, but also the mystery of man freely cooperating in the saving act...

Dec 19 2022

An Answer to Prayer / Respuestas a las Oraciones

Click here for daily readings Both readings today present us with dramatic answers to prayers. I think this is why we get our hopes up so high when we pray. We want a big answer, sign, and response so we can be sure. We w...

Dec 18 2022

God’s Holy Names / Los Santos Nombres de Dios

Click here for daily readings I am so excited for Christ’s coming! To meet Him face to face. In today’s Gospel, we learn His name shall be Emmanuel, Jesus. God is with us. Perhaps this is evident in the many v...

Dec 17 2022

The Wisdom of God / La Sabiduría de Dios

Click here for daily readings “O Wisdom of our God Most High, guiding creation with power and love: come to teach us the path of knowledge!” I never knew my maternal grandfather; he died a year and a hal...

Dec 16 2022

Jesus Cares About Us Always / Jesús Siempre se Preocupa por Nosotros

Click here for daily readings Every Advent, the prophet John the Baptist, a larger than life figure, points us directly toward Jesus. “Behold the Lamb of God,” he told his two disciples, directing them t...

Dec 15 2022

What Did You Go Out To See? / ¿Qué Esperaban Ver?

Click here for daily readings Here, right in the middle of our preparations for Christmas, we read this Gospel about the great impassioned Precursor, the Baptist, the one whose life task it was to point to Jesus saying, ...

Dec 14 2022

Humble Expectation / Expectativa Humilde

Click here for daily reading “Let justice descend, O heavens, like dew from above… Let the earth open and salvation bud forth” (Isa 45:8). This line from Isaiah, used in both our First Reading and our P...

Dec 13 2022

Did You Fall For the Trap Too? / ¿También Caíste en la Trampa?

Click here for daily readings Jesus is so clever and sees so well into the hearts of his children. In the Gospel, Jesus poses a question: “A man had two sons. He came to the first and said, ‘Son, go out and work i...

Dec 12 2022

Our Lady of Guadalupe / Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe

Click here for daily readings We are blessed to be able to send our children to our parish’s Catholic grade school. Different grades are in charge of different annual celebrations throughout the year. 3rd grade alwa...

Dec 11 2022

Prepare the Way / Preparar el Camino

Click here for daily readings In today’s Gospel, Jesus reminded the people what God had promised: “I am sending my messenger ahead of you; he will prepare your way before you.” And Jesus confirmed that t...