Category Archives: Beth Casteel

Jun 12 2026

The Love of the Sacred Heart / El amor del Sagrado Corazón

Click here for daily readings Our three and six year old granddaughters live with us. They frequently say, “I love you so much in my little heart.” To be loved with this kind of purity shocks me, and yet it is the same unconditional love that Jesus offers when we unite our hearts to His. […]

May 24 2026

Filled with the Same Spirit / Llenos del mismo Espíritu

Click here for daily readings A week before Pentecost in 2020, George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, was killed by a white police officer. Despite raucous public outcry over how Floyd was treated in his last moments of life and his resulting death, this was not the only, but rather the most publici...

Apr 19 2026

Diligent Faith / La fe diligente

Click here for daily readings Around this time five years ago, our first granddaughter was baptized. Public gatherings were troublesome in pandemic days. Events that should have brought great rejoicing were muted by the fear of disease. Our pastor offered a private ceremony in which ten masked famil...

Mar 19 2026

The Quiet Strength of St. Joseph / La fortaleza silenciosa de San José

Click here for daily readings My son Joseph studies engineering at a university thirty minutes from our home. He lives on campus, but when he returns to our noisy home, his quiet calm is palpable. He slips in the side door, a slight smile on his face, arms laden with a backpack and a basket […]

Feb 14 2026

Proclaiming the Good News / Proclamar la Buena Nueva

Click here for daily readingsSaints Cyril and Methodius, whose feast day we celebrate today, didn’t mean much to me until I started playing the organ at the church named after them. Like most of the other churches that were built in the late 19th and e...

Jan 06 2026

Light in the Darkness / Luz en la oscuridad

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