Category Archives: Catholic

Aug 15 2020

It Is Fitting

Click here for daily readings “It was fitting that she, who had kept her virginity intact in childbirth, should keep her own body free from all corruption even after death. It was fitting that she, who had carried ...

Aug 14 2020

What God Has Joined, Man Must Not Separate

Click here for daily readings “Because of the hardness of your hearts…” In today’s Gospel reading, we hear Jesus say this as a response to the Pharisees who tested him, questioning if it is lawful...

Aug 13 2020

Divine Forgiveness

Click here for daily readings Imagine the tangible power of forgiveness? Have you ever experienced it? In the fallen and broken world we live in, forgiveness is what can make us whole again, it is what can fill in t...

Aug 12 2020

We Don’t Know What We Don’t Know, So We Need Each Other

Click here for daily readings Sometimes, we don’t know what we don’t know. Sometimes, we don’t know that the way we are reaching for our goals is hurtful to others or ourselves, or even that our goals ar...

Aug 11 2020

The One vs. the 99

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel is one of the most well-known Gospel stories we have. We are told that, in order to inherit the Kingdom of Heaven we must become like a child. Children are not jaded, cyn...

Aug 10 2020

Letting Go

Click here for daily readings A colleague and I were discussing the age-old dilemma of finding new people to step up and share leadership in an organization. It doesn’t matter what type of organization you are in, t...

Aug 09 2020

Faith Over Fear

Click here for daily readings Ask any one of my friends – I’m a worrier. Maybe it’s a direct result of growing up with ever-changing Ohio weather and heartbreaking Cleveland sports that I tend to assume ...

Aug 08 2020

The Book of Habakkuk, Today

Click here for daily readings The first thing I noticed about today’s First Reading was that I had no idea that Habakkuk was even a book in the Bible. The second and more important thing I noticed was how, upon a mo...

Aug 07 2020

Follow Me

Click here for daily readings “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.” (MT 16:24) This is the first line from today’s Gospel. It always catches my attention. This s...

Aug 06 2020

Lord, It Is Good That We Are Here

Click here for daily readings Today we celebrate the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord. People often ask for signs in moments of despair or hopelessness. No greater sign can be given than the Transfiguration. In or...

Aug 05 2020

Spiritual Desert

Click here for daily readings If I can be completely honest I am facing a great time of spiritual dryness in my life. I have so many blessings and I know God is present in my life, and He always will be, but I feel so distant fr...

Aug 04 2020

Parish Priests: Saints or Sinners?

Click here for daily readings Today is the memorial of Saint John Vianney, patron saint of parish priests. We frequently discuss our pastors and their associates, especially when it comes to difficult or controversial decisions ...

Aug 03 2020

Trust in the Power of Christ

Click here for daily readings This is my all-time favorite passage in scripture. Firstly, we see Jesus go off by himself to pray. As if preparing for the opening night of a play or an amazing feat of strength, Jesus goes off by ...

Aug 02 2020

He Answers All Our Needs

Click here for daily readings When was the last time you felt like you were on your own? Where it felt as though it was all up to you? Perhaps you felt discouraged or alone facing a certain challenge. I for one have a habit of w...

Aug 01 2020

Peer Pressure

Click here for daily readings In today’s Gospel, we hear about one of the first documented and most intense cases of peer pressure. Because of a fear of the crowd, Herod murders John the Baptist. Now it may seem like this ...

Jul 30 2020

The Lot Marked Out For Me Is My Delight

Click here for daily readings The lot marked out for me is my delight. This was a passage from Psalm 16 that was written on a piece of paper given to me in a meeting around the year 1996. For the past almost twenty-five years, ...

Jul 29 2020

Being a Mary in a Martha World

Click here for daily readings Mary is so humble, anointing Jesus’ feet. Mary is so contemplative. “We should all be like Mary,” I say to myself as I skim the Gospel at rapid speed while listening to a podcast ...

Jul 28 2020

The Miracle of the Scarlet Thread

Click here for daily readings The Talmud is filled with ancient Jewish teachings that existed as an oral tradition at the time of Christ. It describes the details of an unusual event, a miracle, that was said to occur annually ...

Jul 27 2020

Do Not Forget the Lord

Click here for daily readings Today is one of those days where we can feel chastised by the readings. We first hear of how the Lord will “allow the pride of Judah to rot, the great pride of Jerusalem” (Jeremiah 13:9...

Jul 26 2020

Discipleship Has a Price

Click here for daily readings What is our mission as Christians? You might respond by quoting Matthew 28:19-20, “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, ...