Category Archives: Allison Gingras

Nov 22 2022

Do Not Be Terrified/ No Tengas Miedo

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel is not, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid&...

Oct 10 2022

Encountering Signs of Faith / Encontrando Señales de Fe

Click here for daily readings Jesus refused to be a sideshow attraction, as he rightfully should have. Jesus referred to the generation he encountered on earth as evil for their unwillingness to accept the things of heave...

Sep 10 2022

The Eucharist Cultivates Good Trees / La Eucaristía Cultiva a los Árboles Buenos

Click here for daily readings What remarkable words spoken by St. Paul in today’s First Reading. “The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the Blood of Christ? The bread that we break, i...

Aug 25 2022

Stay Awake and Prepared / Mantente Despierto y Preparado

Click here for daily readings How ironic that I write about today’s Gospel, which includes the words “stay awake” while on a red-eye flight from Boise, Idaho, back to the east coast. Sadly, following Jes...

Jul 25 2022

Afflicted But Not Despaired / Afligido Pero No Desesperado

Click here for daily readings In 2015, our family experienced an extremely difficult time. We were afflicted, perplexed, struck down, and persecuted, yet, we held onto hope. These troubles came as my husband discerned the...

Jun 21 2022

Pearls of Faith

Click here for daily readings Discerning what the teaching, “do not give what is holy to dogs, or throw your pearls before swine,” means in your life can be a little perplexing. The language is strange, and th...

May 21 2022

Simple Ways to Share the Good News

Click here for daily readings St. Paul had a vision, “A Macedonian stood before him and implored him with these words, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” When he had seen the vision, we sought passage...

Apr 21 2022

An Untroubled Heart

Click here for daily readings Jesus stands amid the Apostles, offers his peace, and then further offers words of comfort with a proclamation to not let our hearts be troubled. Although not always the simplest task, God ne...

Mar 21 2022

Conversion in Unexpected Places

Click here for daily readings As a mother of three children, the desire to pass along my faith to them is great within me. When they were younger, it seemed easy. We attended Mass as a family, read the Bible and saint sto...

Feb 21 2022

Fidelity Helps My Unbelief

Click here for daily readings Often my prayer resembles the words spoken by the boy’s father in Mark’s Gospel, who has come to beg the Lord to heal his son, “But if you can do anything, have compassion o...

Jan 21 2022

A Modern Day Apostle

Click here for daily readings Do you consider yourself to be a disciple of Jesus Christ? Although clearly not one of the twelve, do you see yourself as an apostle? Do you show others God’s love, mercy, and hope like...

Jan 03 2022

Transformative Repentance

Click here for daily readings “From that time on, Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent, for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Matthew 4:17). Mercy offered in the Sacrament of Reconciliation is transfo...

Dec 25 2021

The Grace of Christmas

Click here for daily readings Christmas morning, we wake to gifts under the tree, gifts nestled into stockings, and the celebration of the greatest gift of all—Jesus. God’s gifts are abundant; there is no spen...

Dec 12 2021

Declutter Your Troubled Heart

Click here for daily readings In today’s Gospel, the crowds ask John the Baptist, “What then should we do?” In reply, he said to them, “Whoever has two coats must share with anyone who has none; an...

Nov 25 2021

Thankful in All Things

Click here for daily readings Today many of us will gather together with our loved ones for the first time in nearly two years. So many holidays have passed with us visiting on a screen or through a window, and I’m ...

Oct 25 2021

The Glory of a Day of Rest

Click here for daily readings God commands us to give our Sabbath to the Lord, not as a recommendation or suggestion, but as a command. If God made room for it on the tablets given to Moses, perhaps we ought to pay attent...

Sep 25 2021

Guarded by the Shepherd

Click here for daily readings Today’s Responsorial Psalm is, “The Lord will guard us as a shepherd guards his flock.” To more completely recognize the beauty, reassurance, and power of this promise, it m...

Aug 25 2021

Inspecting Our Insides

Click here for daily readings Does your outside match your inside? Actions, as they say, speak far louder than words. We reveal so much more of ourselves by our behavior than from what we say. However, even if we sometimes...

Jul 25 2021

Hearing Anew

Click here for daily readings Spend any amount of time in the Scriptures or attending Mass, and you may be tempted to let your mind drift during the readings with the misleading rationale, “I’ve heard this all...

Jun 25 2021

Jesus

Click here for daily readings While thankfully not a leprosy sufferer, I have dealt with eczema for many years, including a severe bout on my hands that left them virtually unusable. At their worst, swollen with horrendou...