Category Archives: Catholic

Dec 14 2023

Christmas, or the Cross? / ¿La Navidad o la Cruz?

Click here for daily readings When we were first married, my husband had no idea what it meant when I said “maybe that’s your cross” while he was going through a hard time. I tried to explain it to him a few ti...

Dec 13 2023

Jesus, Meek and Humble of Heart / Jesús, Manso y Humilde de Corazón

Click here for daily readings This Gospel reading is one of the most essential readings as our Lord describes His very own heart. He tells us to come to Him amid our pain, sorrow, and difficult moments and see He is the s...

Dec 12 2023

What a Mother We Have! / ¡Qué Madre tan Increíble Tenemos!

Click here for daily readings The image of Our Lady of Guadalupe is a familiar one: on the rough tilma of a peasant is an image of a mixed-race woman (a mestiza) who is pregnant, standing on the moon (the Aztec symbol for...

Dec 11 2023

Look Into Your Heart / Mira Dentro de tu Corazón

Click here for daily readings In today’s Gospel we hear about the incredible miracle of the man who is unable to walk being healed by Jesus. I think we all long for Jesus to tell us not only that our sins are forgiv...

Dec 10 2023

God’s Messengers / Mensajeros de Dios

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel demonstrates what it means to be apostolic people and witnesses to Christ in our lives. To be apostolic is to be “sent out.” To bear witness to Christ means t...

Dec 09 2023

The Way of Truth / El Camino de la Verdad

Click here for daily readings I have been struggling with what I call the “theme-parking” of our culture. We spend endless hours planning and more money than I want to think about to go to places that make our...

Dec 08 2023

Mary’s Sinlessness and Simplicity / María, Sencilla y Sin Pecado

Click here for daily readings It has been my mission lately to live as simply as possible. One of my mottos has become: “Make Due”. In other words, if I want green beans for supper but only have broccoli on hand, I w...

Dec 07 2023

God’s Initiative / La Iniciativa de Dios

Click here for daily reading Today’s readings are full of deference to God in a particularly interesting way. “He sets up walls and ramparts to protect us”. “Open up the gates to let in a nation th...

Dec 06 2023

A Blueprint for Discipleship / Un Plan Para el Discipulado

Click here for daily readings We are a family of eight, so we typically drive for vacations or to visit family. When preparing for such a trip, I usually have two primary concerns that everything else flows from: how many...

Dec 05 2023

The Cow and The Bear / La Vaca y el Oso

Click here for daily readings Well, here we are. The first week of Advent. I feel as though the years go by too quickly the older I get, yet each Advent humbly reminds me that I am still a child. In fact, I very much wanted to b...

Dec 04 2023

No Shortage of Christ This Christmas / Cristo No Hará Falta esta Navidad

Click here for daily readings Yesterday the verses of O Come, O Come Emmanuel were a welcome massage for my heart. Hearing the name of God-with-us cracks open our hearts to receive the light, the Light of the World. The i...

Dec 03 2023

Strength in Weakness / Fuerza en la Debilidad

Click here for daily readings Here we are at the beginning of one of the most beautiful liturgical seasons, the season that anticipates the word becoming flesh and dwelling among us. I don’t know about you, but it i...

Dec 02 2023

The Pressure to Celebrate / La Presión para Celebrar

Click here for daily readings I admit it. This is a time of the year when I feel the pressures of the world way too much. Ever since they took down the back to school signs in the stores, the Christmas aisles have been fi...

Dec 01 2023

Time Passes / El Tiempo Pasa

Click here for daily readings December marks the final month of the year. It is a month that both flies and crawls by. For children, it is possibly the longest month of the whole year as they await the arrival of Christma...

Nov 30 2023

Put Down Your Net / Deja tu Red

Click here for daily readings In today’s Gospel reading, we see Jesus calling Andrew and Peter. He tells them, “Come with Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” It’s a beautiful scene, isn’...

Nov 29 2023

Facing Reality With Courage / Enfrentando la Realidad con Valentía

Click here for daily readings How could the same Jesus who promised me security and safety also tell me that I would be betrayed, persecuted, handed over, hated, and possibly lose my life? For many years I pushed today&rs...

Nov 28 2023

What Dreams May Come / Los Sueños Que Pueden Venir

Click here for daily readings My family and close friends sometimes ask me to interpret their dreams, and I have become good at it, even doing research into dream analysis to improve my skills. My own dreams frequently in...

Nov 27 2023

What is the Lord Asking of Us? / ¿Qué Nos Pide el Señor?

Click here for daily readings Today we hear the story of the widow’s mite. Jesus watches the wealthy put their gifts in the basket and then observes the poor widow putting her two coins into the basket also. He is struc...

Nov 26 2023

Christ Our King / Cristo Rey Nuestro

Click here for daily readings It seems that only when our lives are turned upside down do we realize what is truly important. Only when what we deemed important is no longer there, do we understand that so many things are actual...

Nov 25 2023

Expanding Our Minds to Think as God Does / Expandir la Mente a Pensar Como Dios

Click here for daily readings In this passage, Jesus is clear: life in Heaven will not be like life on Earth. How easy is it to get caught up in making God fit into our “box” versus seeking to expand our minds...