Category Archives: Catholic

Sep 24 2020

Seen by Jesus

Click here for daily readings “Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, and he was greatly perplexed… …And he kept trying to see him.” This line always makes me chuckle. I understa...

Sep 23 2020

Pray, Hope, Don’t Worry

Click here for daily readings When I taught preschool, we put this phrase to the tune of “Old MacDonald’s Farm.” When I run into the parents of my former students, I often hear about how they are still ...

Sep 22 2020

We Are Family

Click here for daily readings “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and act on it.” Today’s Gospel is one of the ones that critics use to argue against Mary’s perpetual vir...

Sep 21 2020

Follow Me

Click here for daily readings My family just moved to a small town outside the city. My boys now enjoy abundant playtime outside in our expansive backyard, and we sleep better at night without all the cars and motorcycle...

Sep 20 2020

So What’s In It For Me?

Click here for daily readings “Have I no right to do what I like with my own? Why should you be envious because I am generous?” As a cradle Catholic, I’ve found myself getting envious of people who are ...

Sep 19 2020

Listening and Learning

Click here for daily readings “Let everyone who has ears attend to what he has heard.” Jesus invites everyone present in this Gospel reading to listen and learn. He desires all of us to be with him in Heaven ...

Sep 18 2020

How Will You Serve In The Body Of Christ?

Click here for daily readings When Jesus traveled from town to town, proclaiming the Good News, He was rarely alone. In addition to His twelve apostles, who usually accompanied Jesus in His travels, women were also prese...

Sep 17 2020

Superpowers?

Click here for daily readings When I was a child preparing for my first confession, it seemed to me that Jesus had “superpowers” in the Gospel stories I heard. I was amazed that the people walking down the st...

Sep 16 2020

How Old Do We Sound?

Click here for daily readings Sometimes you just can’t win. My friend recently lost both her cats to illness and old age, and I’ve been trying to be supportive of her… but some days that’s more d...

Sep 15 2020

She Cries With Us

Click here for daily readings The Catholic Church has always fostered a devotion to the Mater Dolorosa, or Sorrowful Mother. It is actually one of my favorite days of the year. The Tradition of honoring Our Lady of Sorro...

Sep 14 2020

The Exaltation of the Holy Cross

Click here for daily readings “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life.”- John 3:16 This is one of the most famo...

Sep 13 2020

The Strength to Show Mercy

Click here for daily readings There is a common psychological phenomenon in which a person attributes others’ behavior to character or personality, but his or her own behavior to the situation and outside circumsta...

Sep 12 2020

A Cracked Foundation

Click here for daily readings Back in the day when lords and ladies were more of a thing, their titles held authority. The peasants listened to and obeyed the lord. (It may not have been a willing consent, but that is irr...

Sep 11 2020

Yearning for Our Heavenly Home

Click here for daily readings Today is September 11th. It has been 19 years since that tragic day that claimed so many lives, that day that will live on in our memories forever. I can’t believe so much time has pass...

Sep 10 2020

Authentic Love

Click here for daily readings Me: “Hi, Sweetie, can I help you find a spot?” Second Grade Sweetie: “I know why you call me Sweetie.” Me: (feeling slightly panicked) “Why?” Second Grade...

Sep 09 2020

Rejoice!

Click here for daily readings In today’s Gospel reading we hear the Beatitudes. Christ tells us, “Blessed are you who are poor…who are now hungry…who are now weeping…when people hate you,...

Sep 08 2020

Do Not Be Afraid

Click here for daily readings “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid…” Right now I am afraid. Where I once had meaningful work, now I am in a liminal space where I can’t hide in what I do. The wo...

Sep 07 2020

Becoming a Fresh Batch of Dough

Click here for daily readings Sometimes we are capable of things we never thought humanly possible. Sometimes we have to push ourselves beyond our limits, beyond our comfort zone and power through. Sometimes feeling tire...

Sep 06 2020

God, Grant Me The Courage To Be A Watchman

Click here for daily readings Today’s first reading is a struggle – warning others, speaking out against faults and wrongdoings, being brave rather than cowardly. I have always been one who prefers shying awa...

Sep 05 2020

Sabbath Rest

Click here for daily readings The Pharisees are at it again – trying so hard to catch Jesus “in the act,” committing some sort of crime for which they could bring Him down. This time (much like every tim...