Category Archives: Catholic

Nov 27 2019

A Lenten Approach To Advent

Click here for daily readings I am intrigued by the readings leading up to the First Sunday of Advent. After celebrating the Solemnity of Christ the King, in which we hear the Gospel taking place at the crucifixion, the Gospels ...

Nov 26 2019

Awesome Signs Will Come From The Sky

Click here for daily readings We are in the “end times” of the Liturgical Year of the Church. If you, like me, closely follow the entire Liturgical Year (Advent to the Feast of Christ the King), we see that it follow...

Nov 25 2019

I Gave You All

Click here for daily readings When speaking about this Gospel, Pope Francis said, “Faced with the needs of others, we are called to deprive ourselves of essential things, not only the superfluous; we are called to give the...

Nov 24 2019

Expectant Faith

Click here for daily readings I think sometimes we lose the depth of scripture because we have 2,000 years of theological insight and historical data to help us interpret what is being said. The beautiful then becomes commonplac...

Nov 23 2019

Follow the Thread

Click here for daily readings When I was studying for my Master’s degree in leadership, I remember one of my professors emphasizing not to get hung up on the complaints that people bring, but to listen behind the questions...

Nov 22 2019

Straight Forward

Click here for daily readings The Gospel today is really straight forward. Jesus entered the temple area. Jesus drove out those selling in the area because they were making the temple a den of thieves, not a house of prayer. Jes...

Nov 21 2019

First Sunday of Advent: December 1st

We know that there are three comings of the Lord. The third lies between the other two. It is invisible, while the other two are visible… In the first coming he was seen on earth, dwelling among men; he himself testifies that they saw h...

Nov 21 2019

Hope and Action

Click here for daily readings It’s the end of the liturgical year with its amazing readings that remind us of three things: 1) God has a purpose that unfolds in history; 2) individuals, groups and nations can thwart that p...

Nov 20 2019

All We Need, And More

Click here for daily readings Does your parish church have stained glass windows? Then you will appreciate Pope Benedict XVI’s observation that from the outside, the windows look dark and dull, but when you are inside the ...

Nov 19 2019

Distance

Click here for daily readings I have heard today’s Gospel reading many times, as I’m sure you have as well. We hear of Zacchaeus, a well-known tax collector that took more than his share from the people. Still, Jesus...

Nov 18 2019

Seeing is Believing

Click here for daily readings I have a confession to make: I don’t notice things. I’ll have spent half an hour with someone, and they’ll finally ask, “So what do you think of my new glasses?” I neve...

Nov 17 2019

Outside of Time

Click here for daily readings Today’s readings are pretty tough to swallow, being not only about hell but also about the end time and not knowing the precise moment. It is easy to look at these readings and be confused as ...

Nov 16 2019

Perhaps Today

Click here for daily readings Your all-powerful word, from heaven’s royal throne bounded, a fierce warrior, into the doomed land, bearing the sharp sword of your inexorable decree. And as he alighted, he filled every place...

Nov 15 2019

How Beautiful Is The Originator Of It All!

Click here for daily readings As I write this post, my mind and heart are looking forward to Advent, which starts in just 15 days. I always try to add devotion to this time of preparation for Christ’s birth and make sure t...

Nov 14 2019

An Unseen Kingdom?

Click here for daily readings Every time we pray the Our Father, we make the petition, “Thy Kingdom come.” In just a few weeks, we will celebrate the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. We know ...

Nov 13 2019

In All Circumstances, Give Thanks

Click here for daily readings In today’s Gospel, Luke recounts the story of the healing of the lepers. At this time, lepers were one of the most marginalized and isolated groups. In order to avoid spreading leprosy, which ...

Nov 12 2019

Tis The Season

Click here for daily readings Oh my goodness! We are quickly rounding into the middle of November. All Hallow’s Eve passed in a flash, and immediately the Black Friday Christmas sales started. We are hearing all about how ...

Nov 11 2019

Worthy of Mercy

Click here for daily readings Today’s readings have a little bit of a heavier hand, with a lot of focus on sin and temptation and the ramifications. Hearing the line, “It would be better for him if a millstone were p...

Nov 10 2019

Eyes Set On Heaven

Click here for daily readings In today’s Gospel, Jesus informs us that those who are married here on earth will no longer be given in marriage in Heaven. He shares this information with the Sadducees as they asked Jesus wh...

Nov 09 2019

And I Saw Water Flowing Out

Click here for daily readings If you have ever entertained the thought that you can hide your deeds from the Lord, as you do from your fellow men, you are sorely mistaken! How easy it must have been for the merchants in th...