Category Archives: Catholic

Jan 23 2024

Brothers and Sisters of Christ / Hermanos y Hermanas de Cristo

Click here for daily readings In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus told the crowd, “Whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.” What does He mean by that? Just as we all belong to our ...

Jan 22 2024

An Eye for an Eye?/ ¿Ojo por ojo?

Click here for daily readings When I read about something in the news that makes me angry, I have an overwhelming feeling to respond to the evil. For about a microsecond, though, I sometimes think of repaying evil with ev...

Jan 21 2024

To Answer the Call / Contestar la Llamada

Click here for daily readings Something very profound is going on in this brief passage about the call of the first apostles. Jesus calls, they follow. It’s a pretty simple cause and effect scenario. Yet, you and I ...

Jan 20 2024

Jesus Heals / Jesús Sana

Click here for daily readings *** This reflection was reposted from Diocesan Archives. *** In today’s reading from the Gospel of Mark, crowds of people surrounded Christ and His disciples. They approached Christ bec...

Jan 19 2024

When Evil Rocks Our World / Cuando el Mal nos Saca de Quicio

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel reading reminds me that the twelve men Jesus chose to be his Apostles were just regular people. In particular, thinking about the character and the fate of Judas helps me...

Jan 18 2024

Jesus Still Heals / Jesús Sigue Sanando

Click here for daily readings I wonder what it would have been like being among the throngs of people trying to get near Jesus. I suspect I’d feel fear and anxiety. If I needed his healing (and who doesn’t?), ...

Jan 17 2024

Emanating Holiness / Irradiar la Santidad

Click here for daily readings Oh, St. Anthony, patron saint of lost items. How many of us have prayed to him for intervention to locate something we just can’t find? Since today is the feast of St. Anthony, it&rsquo...

Jan 16 2024

The Sabbath was Made for Man / El Sábado se Hizo para el Hombre

Click here for daily readings There are 7 days in a week, 24 hours a day, which gives us 168 hours a week. God understands that much of our time is used in caring for our families, our homes, our physical selves. The Lord...

Jan 15 2024

The Utterly Unique Bridegroom / El Novio Absolutamente Único

Click here for daily readings Jesus is utterly new. He teaches something utterly new. He is not to be sewn into an old cloak or poured into an old wineskin. Rather, he completes the old cloak in a surprising way! He requi...

Jan 14 2024

Called By Name / Llamado por Nombre

Click here for daily readings Don’t you enjoy the nostalgia of pleasant memories, such as the beginning of a beautiful friendship? How wonderful it is to relive the moment when Jesus called His first followers. I lo...

Jan 13 2024

God Calls Us by Name / Dios Nos Llama por Nuestro Nombre

Click here for daily readings During the time of Christ’s life, a Jew working as a tax collector was considered nothing less than a traitor, not just to his fellow Jews, but even to God. Willing cooperation with the...

Jan 12 2024

Spiritual Healing / La Sanación Espiritual

Click here for daily readings “Which is easier, to say…“Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Stand up and take your mat and walk’?” Christ’s question is meant to be thought...

Jan 11 2024

Wholeness / La Plenitud

Click here for daily readings Today’s brief Gospel gives us a biblical preview for the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Pope Francis offered a beautiful Angelus reflection in 2015 on today’s Gospel that I would li...

Jan 10 2024

Your Servant is Listening / Tu Siervo te Escucha

Click here for daily readings “The LORD called to Samuel, who answered, “Here I am.” We hear Samuel’s response, but we don’t get the exact words that God speaks to Samuel. We have the 2...

Jan 09 2024

One Having Authority / Una Persona de Autoridad

Click here for daily reading “The people were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority and not as the scribes” (Mark 1:22). As we begin Ordinary Time, we are also beginning Mark&r...

Jan 08 2024

Living Our Baptism / Vivir el Bautismo

Click here for daily readings John the Baptist is the last and greatest prophet. The one fulfilling the prophecy of Isaiah 40:3, “A voice cries out: ‘In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, make straigh...

Jan 07 2024

Reflections on Stewardship / Reflexiones Sobre la Administración de los Bienes

Click here for daily readings The Church is very strategic in its placement of the readings throughout the year. Today’s second reading is a perfect example of this when Paul talks about stewardship. It’s no s...

Jan 06 2024

The Spirit of Christmas / El Espíritu Navideño

Click here for daily readings Merry Christmas! Today is noted by the USCCB, (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops), as a Christmas weekday since the celebration for Epiphany has been moved to Sunday. Does this mes...

Jan 05 2024

The Lord Continues to Search / El Señor Sigue Buscando

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel presupposes a search, first on the part of Jesus, whom we can see is on the lookout for followers, and secondly on the part of those who would come to know Jesus closely....

Jan 04 2024

Leading Others to Christ / Llevar a Otros a Cristo

Click here for daily readings Almost three and a half years ago, my family embarked on the great adventure of homeschooling. Our shelves were filled with books, our rooms were furnished with desks and our hearts were filled with...