Category Archives: Catholic

Apr 21 2026

The Patience of God / La Paciencia de Dios

Click here for daily readings Parenting is the work of repetition, especially in families with multiple children. Something can never be said just once. “What’s for dinner?” is an oft repeated question in my home, as well as “What are we doing today?” My husband and I happen to have 6 kids, so there...

Apr 20 2026

Multiplied Graces: The True Miracle / Las gracias multiplicadas son el verdadero milagro

Click here for daily readings In today’s Gospel we see this moment when the crowd, still buzzing from the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes, goes searching for Jesus—not because they want Him, but because they want more of what He can give. I’m not going to lie, this makes me sq...

Apr 19 2026

Diligent Faith / La fe diligente

Click here for daily readings Around this time five years ago, our first granddaughter was baptized. Public gatherings were troublesome in pandemic days. Events that should have brought great rejoicing were muted by the fear of disease. Our pastor offered a private ceremony in which ten masked famil...

Apr 18 2026

Few Yet Powerful Words / Pocas pero poderosas palabras

Click here for daily readings Imagine a child who climbs to the top of a playground structure. He excitedly ascends as high as he can go. He reaches the highest tower and for the first time looks down. His joy quickly melts into fear. The steep slide before him looks to him to be a […]

Apr 17 2026

Trust and Surrender / Confianza y entrega

Click here for daily readings Although my husband and I have been married for forty-six years, I still enjoy hearing some of his childhood stories about growing up in a family of ten children, where everything ran smoothly. Every few weeks, my husband went with Mom to the commissary while his two ol...

Apr 16 2026

Believe It, Live It / Créelo, Vívelo

Click here for daily readings There are many days when I sit with my Bible and I am puzzled. What is God trying to say? Why can’t Paul be clearer? Did Jesus mean that the way I think He did, or in some other way, because this does not make sense to me. But today’s […]

Apr 15 2026

Into the Light / Hacia la luz

Click here for daily readings “For God so loved the world…” (John 3:16) Pretty much everyone knows this Bible verse. Even if you asked someone with no religious affiliation of any kind if they knew any Scripture, they’d probably be able to...

Apr 14 2026

The Wind and the Holy Spirit / El viento y el Espíritu Santo

Click here for daily readings “The wind blows where it wills, and you can hear the sound it makes, but you do not know from where it comes from or where it goes; so it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit” (John 3:8). If a Chinese restaurant took the above passage, subtracted […]

Apr 13 2026

The Power of Baptism / El poder del bautismo

Click here for daily readings I always find it interesting in the Gospels that people get very confused about seemingly simple statements. It is easy to look back and wonder how certain people, in today’s case, Nicodemus, can get things so wrong...

Apr 12 2026

A Well of Mercy / Un pozo de misericordia

Click here for daily readings How I wish I could be Thomas at the moment when Jesus says, “Put your finger here and see my hands, and bring your hand and put it into my side” (John 20:27). Thomas touched Divine Mercy when he touched Christ’s sid...

Apr 11 2026

Go Into the World and Preach! / Ir por todo el mundo a predicar

Click here for daily readings Why is it so hard for us to speak about our Lord? He has given up everything for us. Despite the many miracles and abundant proof that we have, we can be avoidant, passive and lukewarm. I have often told myself that...

Apr 10 2026

It is the Lord! / ¡Es el Señor!

Click here for daily readings Lately one of my children has been calling me out on things quite a bit. “Mommy, you lied.” “Mommy, you used a bad word.” “Mommy, you yelled at me.” And while the lying may have actually been something I said I would do and then forgot, and the bad word […]

Apr 09 2026

Resting in the Peace of Christ / Descansando en la paz de Cristo

Click here for daily readings As I settle into a pew to spend time in adoration, my worry and anxieties for the day riddle my body with tension, and my mind is clouded and busy. When my eyes settle on Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament on the altar, I take a deep breath. My pulse […]

Apr 08 2026

Walking with Jesus / Caminando con Jesús

Click here for daily readings Let’s not only contemplate the original travelers in today’s Gospel walking along the Road to Emmaus, but let us go one step further and see ourselves walking along this road. First, begin considering the two weary disciples, hearts heavy with disappointment, their hope...

Apr 07 2026

Sent by Jesus / Enviado por Jesús

Click here for daily readings When the disciples came to inspect the tomb, they did not find Jesus’ body there, and they went away. They were full of action, running to the tomb, finding nothing, then leaving. But Mary of Magdala remained behind, weeping. She was still, crying, bending over into the...

Apr 06 2026

Crossing the Bridge / Cruzar el puente

Click here for daily readings Driving up Iron Bridge Road for the first time, I was terrified. This road in my New Jersey neighborhood shoots straight up the mountain, cresting at a one-lane bridge. I call it Scary Bridge because you cannot see the other side while crossing…you only hope you’ll make...

Apr 05 2026

Run to Him / Corra hacia Él

Click here for daily readings Today’s passage begins with “On the first day of the week…” In Jesus’ time, the Jewish calendar considered the Sabbath (Saturday) as the last day of the week. This was based on the Old Testament understanding of creation, when God rested on the seventh day and blessed i...

Apr 04 2026

Easter: An Encounter that Changes Our Lives / La Pascua: Un encuentro que cambia nuestras vidas

Click here for daily readings Mary Magdalene and the other Mary quietly set out to the place of their sorrow, where their Lord was laid in a tomb. What were the thoughts that swirled around in their hearts during the early hours after the Sabbat...

Apr 03 2026

Good Friday / Viernes Santo

Click here for daily readings As we hear the Passion narrative read, it may be hard for us to enter into it because it is so familiar. The scourging is familiar. The crown of thorns is familiar. The mocking is familiar. The crucifix is familiar. The spear is familiar. Because of this familiarity, we...

Apr 02 2026

A Gift Received / Un don recibido

Click here for daily reading Today, Holy Thursday, we celebrate the Institution of the Eucharist, and we hear of the washing of the feet. The Eucharist is an unfathomable gift, God in the flesh, His Body and Blood, acting in us for our holiness and salvation. The washing of the feet was another gift...