Category Archives: Catholic

Mar 23 2019

I Love You More Today Than I Did Yesterday

Click here for daily readings The other day, my fiance and I had a Pre-Cana meeting with our beloved priest friend. If you didn’t know, the Church requires at least 6 months of preparation time for this sacrament. In that...

Mar 22 2019

Decluttering and Finding Joy

Click here for daily readings There is a new system of organizing and decluttering that has people all abuzz. I will openly admit that I am not an expert in this area. There are parts of our home that could use a good declutter...

Mar 21 2019

Community

Click here for daily readings Last week, I joined a Lenten small group. There’s only five of us and we’re reading “Give Up Worry for Lent! 40 Days to Finding Peace in Christ” by Gary Zimak. As someone wi...

Mar 20 2019

Return to Me

Click here for daily readings Today’s reading from Jeremiah reminded me of my high school days. Youth group member, Steubenville retreat attendee, daily-Mass-going 14-year-old me thought she was holier than thou. I ...

Mar 19 2019

St. Joseph: A Model of Humility

Click here for daily readings Today, the Church celebrates one of the most celebrated saints in all of tradition: St. Joseph. Not much is known about St. Joseph outside of what we hear in the gospels of St. Luke and St. Matthew...

Mar 18 2019

Divine Self-Awareness and Responsibility

Click here for daily readings In the First Reading, Daniel admits to his sins and those of Judah. Context aside, the dialogue sounds very much like a person participating in the sacrament of Reconciliation: it is a voluntary ad...

Mar 16 2019

The Freedom of Servitude

Click here for daily readings “Blessed are they who follow the law of the Lord!” (Psalm 119) The NFL handbook is over three-hundred pages long. What makes this sport so entertaining is seeing smart players execute a...

Mar 15 2019

Complete Freedom

Click here for daily readings Were you required to memorize the 10 Commandments as a student? They seem simple enough, and judging ourselves by those precepts can make us think that we are doing ok. “Thou shalt not kill&rd...

Mar 14 2019

Ask, Seek, Knock

Click here for daily readings When reading today’s Gospel, the first thing I thought of was my mom. Throughout my life, every time I go to her and say, “Why didn’t this happen even though I prayed for it? I th...

Mar 13 2019

Do You Want to be Well?

Click here for daily readings The whole purpose of this liturgical season is to return to Jesus with our whole hearts. I don’t know about you, but when I picture my heart, it isn’t always pretty. I picture my heart w...

Mar 12 2019

Bend Your Knee, Bow Your Head, and Pray

Click here for daily readings Today’s readings are packed with beauty and symbolism. But, for me, it was easy to choose which Scripture I would use. It just has to be the Gospel, when the Lord gives us his prayer. In the b...

Mar 11 2019

One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic

Click here for daily readings As a part of Tom (mi esposo)’s discernment and formation for the diaconate, we have taken several classes on the Creed. So, when this last class came to the marks of the Church, I thought, &ld...

Mar 10 2019

Led by the Spirit

Click here for daily readings In today’s reading, we hear that Jesus was led by the Spirit. Even Jesus, the Son of God, was led by the Holy Spirit, as we all should be. But I think we often let the more natural moment...

Mar 09 2019

Remembering the Path

Click here for daily readings “Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth.” This line, taken from today’s Responsorial Psalm, is something that I have been praying every day since the beginning of...

Mar 08 2019

Hold Fast to Fasting

Click here for daily readings I had an issue with the Friday after Ash Wednesday. I mean, we just did the whole “no meat” thing two days ago and now we have to do it again? Then, I would remember that at least we don...

Mar 07 2019

How do I Return my Heart to the Lord

Click here for daily readings It’s the second day of Lent; anyone besides me still wondering how to make it more meaningful (or significant)? There are many resources that can help with this: the USCCB, Franciscan, Busted ...

Mar 06 2019

Now is the Day of Salvation

Click here for daily readings “Behold now is a very acceptable time; Behold, now is the day of salvation.” Today is a significant day for us Catholics. It is a day that we wear a sign of ashes upon our foreheads. It ...

Mar 04 2019

Return to Him and Trust Him

Click here for daily readings The readings from Sirach and the Gospel are both clear and timeless. Go read them… if you haven’t. I’m confident that they will convey to you deeper and more vital truths than a r...

Mar 01 2019

Real and Permanent

Click here for daily readings The Church, faithful to the Gospel, believes that marriage is a lifelong bond, that God Himself joins the spouses together when they freely declare their vows. Much like today (unfortunately), divor...

Feb 28 2019

Free Will and Responsibility

Click here for daily readings “And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. Better for you to enter into the Kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes.” – Mark 9:47 Jesus’ words in today’s ...