Category Archives: Catholic

Mar 03 2020

Whose Kingdom is it? Who is in Control?

Click here for daily readings We probably say the Lord’s Prayer at least once a day. These words are part of our Christian “DNA.”But do we really KNOW what we are praying? Father, “hallowed be THY Name.&r...

Mar 02 2020

Me; A Goat, A Sheep, A Sinner?

Click here for daily readings Yes, is my answer to all three of the above. The readings today are a reminder of the importance of self vigilance in our lives. The first reading has Moses listening to the Lord, giving him t...

Mar 01 2020

Fasting and Praying

Click here for daily readings Today, we hear three different readings, all touching on the drama of salvation. I say drama because it truly can be read as a drama, and as any actor will tell you, it’s important to enter in...

Feb 29 2020

Conversion Moment

Click here for daily readings What even is the whole point of Lent? Why do we take 40 days to prepare for Jesus’ Resurrection at Easter? Why do we embrace penance and suffering during this season? As I prepared my high sch...

Feb 28 2020

Becoming a Beautiful Bride

Click here for daily readings Today’s short Gospel is a quick Q & A between the disciples of John and Jesus – one question, with a two-sentence answer. And yet, the answer gives us much to ponder. The disciples o...

Feb 27 2020

The Road Begins Here

Click here for daily readings As I’ve probably shared here before, I live in a very small town that has a very big housing problem: second-home owners, seasonal rentals, and gentrification mean that it’s an increasin...

Feb 26 2020

Memento Mori

Click here for daily readings In his novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde’s protagonist embraces a life of complete hedonism, participating in any debauchery that presents itself. His saving grace, or so he ...

Feb 25 2020

Lessons in Humility

Click here for daily readings Today’s readings are all about being humble. The Gospel tell us to not worry about being the greatest, but rather to be as simple as children. I could attempt to wax eloquent on the subject, b...

Feb 24 2020

There is Power

Click here for daily readings Miracles and power. You know, those things that Jesus had two thousand years ago when he was present with us and then was zapped up into heaven and took his power with him. Wait, is that really the ...

Feb 22 2020

I Shall Not Want

Click here for daily readings Today’s Responsorial is one of the most poetic and well-known Psalms. I remember reciting it as part of an English assignment in high school. “The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want.&...

Feb 21 2020

A Hard Take on Discipleship

Click here for daily readings When I interviewed for my current youth ministry job, my now-coworkers asked me, “So what do you know about St. Peter Church?” Thanking the Lord I had spent time looking at the parish we...

Feb 20 2020

Partiality

Click here for daily readings “However, if you fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, You shall love your neighbor as yourself, you are doing well. But if you show partiality, you commit sin and a...

Feb 19 2020

Walking Toward Heaven with Christ

Click here for daily readings The Responsorial Psalm for today is, “Who shall live on your holy mountain, O Lord?” Isn’t that a question we ask ourselves pretty regularly? Maybe it’s weird, but I often th...

Feb 18 2020

Joy in Christ’s Presence

Click here for daily readings In today’s Gospel, Jesus asks His disciples, “Do you not yet understand or comprehend? Are your hearts hardened? Do you have eyes and not see, ears and not hear?” Christ is pointin...

Feb 17 2020

Seeing Signs

Click here for daily readings “He sighed from the depth of his spirit and said, ‘Why does this generation seek a sign?:’” -Mark 8:12 There are four thousand hungry people who had come to a deserted place ...

Feb 16 2020

The Power of Christ

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel is quite long but so rich. At first, it can seem like Jesus is in a bad mood during these readings and is just calling people out left and right, condemning them. While these re...

Feb 15 2020

The Amazing Value of Not Much, Not Many

Click here for daily readings How much time do you have? How much money do you have? How much patience do you have? How many talents do you have? How much energy do you have? How much prayer time do you have? How many gifts do y...

Feb 14 2020

The Circus Won’t Be Coming To Town

Click here for daily readings Recently my small town got very involved in a major brouhaha. We’re a tourist destination, and most people meet their financial obligations by working in the summertime and then trying to live...

Feb 13 2020

We Can Always Gamble On God’s Mercy

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel gives hope to the heart of any parent, to any of us really. Any creature who is desperately in distress, as this woman was, can gamble on the mercy of God and win. This wo...

Feb 12 2020

Rooted in His Ways

Click here for daily readings In Today’s Responsorial Psalm, we hear that if the law of God is in your heart, your steps do not falter. It states that the LORD helps them and delivers us from the wicked and saves us becaus...