Category Archives: Catholic

Aug 18 2019

Set the World Ablaze

Click here for daily readings “I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing! There is a baptism with which I must be baptized, and how great is my anguish until it is accomplished!&rd...

Aug 17 2019

Wholehearted Trust

Click here for daily readings Do you ever miss being a child? Some of you may read that question, roll your eyes, and say, “Who has time for questions like that?” Or maybe that seems so long ago, that you’ve ...

Aug 16 2019

Seeds of Gratitude

Click here for daily readings “I gave you a land you had not tilled and cities that you had not built, to dwell in; you have eaten of vineyards and olive groves which you did not plant.” -Josiah 24:13 Josiah is add...

Aug 15 2019

We Are Made For Heaven

Click here for daily readings Today’s official liturgical celebration is “The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.” This is significant if we understand that there are three categories of c...

Aug 14 2019

A Saint for our Times

Click here for daily readings “The most deadly poison of our time is indifference.” -St. Maximilian Kolbe In this beautiful creation, there is much to be grateful for – community, nature, and wonders of the w...

Aug 13 2019

Children and the Kingdom of God

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel is truly one of my favorites! Perhaps it’s because I’ve worked in schools for 3 years. But my favorite thing about being around kids, no matter what age they are, ...

Aug 12 2019

Subject of the Lord our God

Click here for daily readings “Something very deep and mysterious, very holy and sacred, is taking place in our lives right where we are, and the more attentive we become the more we will begin to see and hear it. The mor...

Aug 10 2019

Those Who Sow Bountifully Will Reap Bountifully

Click here for daily readings Today’s date marks an important day in my family’s history. It is the day my dad was ordained a Permanent Deacon. As of today, we have had an ordained minister in our family for 17 yea...

Aug 09 2019

Take up your Cross with a Smile

Click here for daily readings Last week Friday I was positive about the direction this post would take, based on today’s readings. I love the Deuteronomy reading when Moses, almost chiding the Israelites about the wonders...

Aug 08 2019

Praying with Peter

Click here for daily readings “Thou art Peter and upon this rock, I shall build my church.” These are the first words I saw when I walked into my new church. I had been offered my new job just a few days prior and w...

Aug 07 2019

It Just Has To Be Somebody

Click here for daily readings When I was in school—I went to a small Catholic girls’ school—I started writing. A lot. My reason for this burst of literary activity was revenge. I was most definitely not one of...

Aug 06 2019

Be Transformed

Click here for daily readings While sitting down to write the reflection for today’s Gospel I was stuck on what to say. I have felt lukewarm in my faith lately, struggling to find the passion and fire that I typically hav...

Aug 05 2019

In Our Pain

Click here for daily readings Have you ever watched a movie or read a book, then learned a fact about it that changes everything? That was me today. I’ve always heard Jesus’ miracle of the fish and the loaves, but ...

Aug 03 2019

Do Not Deal Unfairly

Click here for daily readings I admit it. I did not want to write today’s blog. It chose me. In 1985, this was a day of jubilee. I married the man I loved. Our family and friends gathered, and we celebrated life and new ...

Aug 02 2019

Living the Liturgical Year

Click here for daily readings I LOVE this time of year! The pace of summer touched with the anticipation of another school year. As a teacher, I am so grateful for the change of pace of summer and the opportunity to step back a...

Aug 01 2019

Bad Fish

Click here for daily readings What could be worse than bad fish? Not much and Jesus tells us in the parable in today’s Gospel that bad fish are thrown away, and “thus it will be at the end of the age.” The &ldq...

Jul 31 2019

Destined for Radiance

Click here for daily readings The first reading today from Exodus describes a fascinating transformation that happened to Moses at Mt. Sinai. After conversing with God on the mountain, and whenever he spoke with God in the taber...

Jul 30 2019

Mercy Always and Everywhere

Click here for daily readings I was with a group of amazing young women the other night. They are in that time of life where they are pretty recently married and starting their families. As they shared their stories of the antic...

Jul 29 2019

Have Eyes Only For Jesus

Click here for daily readings Much ink has been spilled around Jesus’ words to Martha: “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things. There is need of only one thing.” Does this mean the contem...

Jul 27 2019

Modern Day Wheat

Click here for daily readings Upon reading the first few lines of today’s Gospel, I thought to myself, “Yes, the Parable of the Sower! I can write about this!” Then I kept reading, and I panicked. This parable,...