Category Archives: Benjamin Yates

Apr 27 2019

You Better Recognize

Click here for daily readings Jesus must have been unrecognizable after he rose from the dead. Two-thousand years later, we find it difficult to recognize him in anything other than on a crucifix. People stood right in front of...

Apr 13 2019

Lord, I Am Not Worthy

Click here for daily readings “So from that day on they planned to kill him” (John 11: 53). I have failed. I have betrayed my Lenten promises. I have neglected to follow through on carefully made plans. I have run f...

Mar 29 2019

The Other Great Commandment

Click here for daily readings “Jesus replied, ‘The first is this: Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord alone! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your min...

Mar 16 2019

The Freedom of Servitude

Click here for daily readings “Blessed are they who follow the law of the Lord!” (Psalm 119) The NFL handbook is over three-hundred pages long. What makes this sport so entertaining is seeing smart players execute a...

Feb 20 2019

Second Chances

Click here for daily readings “We will know heartache, Prayers that don’t work, And times of bitter circumstances. But I still believe in second chances.” (Schwartz, CHILDREN OF EDEN) After an unsuccessful firs...

Jan 30 2019

Sow What?

Click here for daily readings I recently reached the final page of a long, good book. I turned the back cover over and placed it on the coffee table with an overwhelming sense of accomplishment. As I returned it to its place on ...

Dec 18 2018

Worth the Wait

Click here for daily readings Sometimes being a good person means not saying anything at all. As counterintuitive as this sounds, there are certain scenarios where silence is the loudest response. When something good happens to ...

Nov 09 2018

The Church’s One Foundation

Click here for daily readings “The Church’s one foundation is Jesus Christ her Lord…” A beautiful hymn we sing from time to time as the priest processes toward the altar. These words serve as an importan...