Category Archives: Catholic

Jul 19 2019

I Desire Mercy

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel has Jesus saying, “I desire mercy,not sacrifice...” In an article by Fr. Seraphim Michalenko, MIC, he explains the concept this way: The Latin word, which is ...

Jul 18 2019

My Burden is Light

Click here for daily readings The headphones go in, the music or Netflix goes on, and for just a while we can forget that we are human, that we have responsibility, so much so that we call it vegging. The height of the human ex...

Jul 17 2019

Growing Up

Click here for daily readings Today is my birthday and I’ve been thinking a lot about what I want to wish for when I blow out my candles. I began to run through the list of things I wanted but realized that there’s ...

Jul 16 2019

Finding Our Essence

Click here for daily readings Picture a chair in your mind’s eye. What do you see? What kind of chair is it? Where do you use it? Is it a rocking chair? Your favorite recliner? Did you picture a chair unique to your home ...

Jul 15 2019

Where You Lead

Click here for daily readings “If we wish to follow Christ closely, we cannot choose an easy, quiet life. It will be a demanding life, but full of joy.” –Pope Francis Today’s Gospel reading quotes ...

Jul 13 2019

Forgiven, Again and Again

Click here for daily readings An IMDb search of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat comes up with the following description: “In this filmed adaptation of the long-running musical, we see the story of Joseph, son...

Jul 12 2019

Sheep Amidst Wolves

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel may make us think twice about being disciples of Jesus! He has called the Twelve and begun to give them instructions about their mission in the world, and he is very straightfo...

Jul 11 2019

God, the Master Change Artist

Click here for daily readings It is truly amazing how God can turn around a horribly difficult situation and use it for the good. I wonder if in the moment, Joseph was able to catch a glimpse of that. I mean, his brothers hated...

Jul 10 2019

How I View the World

Click here for daily readings I am amazed. How is it that scripture written 2000 years ago is still applicable in contemporary society? Think about this for a while. Human nature is quite fascinating and frightening. Yet, we cl...

Jul 09 2019

Just Ask

Click here for daily readings Genesis gives us the graphic, if not also cryptic, story of Jacob wrestling with God. And much to our surprise, Jacob prevails. And once again, as we have seen before in the Scriptures, God changes...

Jul 08 2019

You Can’t Always Get What You Want

Click here for daily readings I will start with a confession: I’m a junkie, and my drug of choice is English mystery shows. Foyle’s War, Grantchester, Single-Handed, Christie… the list goes on and on. I like ...

Jul 07 2019

The Sky is Falling

Click here for daily readings Warm ash falls from the tops of buildings as the brightest light imaginable makes our pupils dilate to the size of a pen head. There is a heat that can only be described as that of a blazing furna...

Jul 06 2019

The Wedding Feast

Click here for daily readings I absolutely love when God’s love and our relationship with him are described in wedding terms. I especially love when those terms include food. Think back to the most delicious wedding recep...

Jul 05 2019

He Desires Mercy

Click here for daily readings A couple of weeks ago, I shared my story of a homeless man asking for change and how I was embarrassed for wanting to give him less than a dollar. I thought I was golden for having realized that I ...

Jul 03 2019

Belief in the Son

Click here for daily readings “I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else. –C.S. Lewis I often think about what it would be like...

Jul 02 2019

One Foot in Front of the Other

Click here for daily readings I’ve struggled to reflect on today’s readings without oversharing. So this is your fair warning, this post is not “Facebook” photo ready. It is about the day to day struggle...

Jul 01 2019

Following Wherever

Click here for daily readings Shorter Gospel readings may seem easy – a point or two, quickly understood. But they always intrigue me and prompt a question: Why did the Church choose just these five verses? What...

Jun 29 2019

Faith of the Martyrs

Click here for daily readings Today is the last day of the U.S. bishop’s annual “Religious Freedom Week”. This week is a recognition of the importance to pray, reflect, and take action on Religious Freedom. It...

Jun 28 2019

The Sacred Heart of Jesus

Click here for daily readings There is in the Sacred Heart the symbol and express image of the infinite love of Jesus Christ which moves us to love in return. – Pope Leo XIII Can you pick just one thing that is great abou...

Jun 27 2019

The Power of Storytelling

Click here for daily readings The first humans, we learned in school, domesticated fire, and in so doing they changed their species’ trajectory dramatically. Now humans could cook food. Now they could live in colder clima...