Category Archives: Advent

Dec 10 2022

Spiritual Power / Poder Espiritual

Click here for daily readings The First Reading today lists some of the more profound miracles attributed to the prophet Elijah in the Old Testament. Elijah was a prophet who brought in an era of miracles and was succeede...

Dec 09 2022

What Juan Diego Teaches Us / Lo que Juan Diego Nos Enseña

Click here for daily readings It’s always interesting when you have one of those breakdown moments. You know what I’m talking about. Those times when you melt down into a blubbery mess of tears, frustration an...

Dec 08 2022

The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary / La Inmaculada Concepción de la Virgen María

Click here for daily readings Let us pause for a minute and reflect on how the Blessed Virgin Mary was given the grace of being Immaculate not because she said yes to Christ at the Annunciation but rather because of her I...

Dec 07 2022

Under His Yoke / Bajo Su Yugo

Click here for daily readings Those who do not labor and are not burdened are the ones who have others to do their work for them or refuse to do any (they are burdened in another way, but that’s another reflection)...

Dec 06 2022

Our Good Shepherd / El Buen Pastor

Click here for daily readings What shepherd feeds his sheep with his own blood? But Christ feeds us with His own Blood and in all things unites us to Himself. – St. John Chrysostom In today’s Gospel, we ...

Dec 05 2022

Here is Your God Who Comes to Save You / Aquí Está tu Dios que Viene a Salvarte

Click here for daily readings It’s funny the things you remember from your childhood. Like the images from movies, lines from a quirky joke or the faces your siblings used to make. But when it comes to Advent, one song in ...

Dec 04 2022

Waiting / Esperar

Click here for daily readings Many years ago, on a bright and perfect Michigan morning, my husband and father-in-law decided to take our 14 foot daysailer out on a channel that led to Lake Michigan. Since the boat was too...

Dec 03 2022

An Interested God / Un Dios Interesado

Click here for daily readings God is often thought of or portrayed as a hands off CEO who created the world and then left it to figure everything out on its own. I have heard this used as a defense for why evil exists, be...

Dec 02 2022

Whom Should I Fear? / ¿A Quién Debo Temer?

Click here for daily readings “The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom should I fear? The Lord is my life’s refuge; of whom should I be afraid?” Friday of the first week of Advent, day six of the sea...

Dec 01 2022

Laying the Groundwork / Poner el Cimiento

Click here for daily readings Advent is such a beautiful time for us as Catholics to pause and reflect on where we are at in our life of faith. It is a time of expectancy, of watching and waiting for the coming of the Lord Jesus...

Nov 30 2022

Andrew the Strong / Andrés el Fuerte

Click here for daily readings Today we celebrate the Feast of St. Andrew, who was a follower of John the Baptist; when John pointed to the Lamb of God, Andrew recognized Jesus as the Messiah, and was quick to introduce h...

Nov 29 2022

What Only A Child Could Believe / Lo Que Solo un Niño Podría Creer

Click here for daily readings In the liturgy on this third day of Advent, the Church expands our hearts to take in the length and breadth and height and depth of God’s love in Christ. We are immediately reminded, as...

Nov 28 2022

Let Us Go Rejoicing / Vamos Regocijando

Click here for daily readings Every Sunday, Catholics are bound by obligation to go to the “house of the Lord” to attend Mass. Of course, many fail to meet this obligation. Others would never dream of missing ...

Nov 27 2022

Oh Happy Day….Or Not! / Qué Día Tan Feliz, o Capaz No Tan Feliz

Click here for daily readings Oh Happy Day… Oh Happy Day, when Jesus comes, oh when he comes.. You don’t have to be a Scripture expert to see in the last couple weeks’ readings, including today’s, tha...

Dec 24 2021

Jesus is Born!

Click here for daily readings In preparing for Christmas in Italy, a family will assemble an intricate, detailed Nativity Scene called a presepe. This custom was started by our beloved St. Francis of Assisi on Chris...

Dec 23 2021

Walking With Zechariah Through His Personal Advent

Click here for daily readings We are two days away from Christmas. Are you getting antsy for the arrival of Jesus, for visits with family and opening presents? I am, but I’m trying to slow down and savor this litur...

Dec 22 2021

Translations

Click here for daily readings People are often surprised to find out just how many translations of the Bible there are. It is hard to find a definitive count and the numbers found online vary. According to one source, the...

Dec 21 2021

Ark of the New Covenant

Click here for daily readings St. Luke weaves together Old Testament typology with New Testament truth throughout his Gospel; this is breathtakingly evident today as we see Mary held up as the Ark of the New Covenant. Th...

Dec 20 2021

Mary’s Yes and My Yes

Click here for daily readings In five days we will be celebrating Christmas and even in these final days of Advent many are already attending Christmas parties and rejoicing with the “joy of the season.” Once ...

Dec 19 2021

Blessed Are You Who Believed

Click here for daily readings And the course of salvation history changed with our Mother’s simple, Yes to God. With time holding no boundaries between her and her Son, Mary exemplifies Thy Will Be Done. A young pe...