Category Archives: Catholic

Jun 05 2026

Joyful Song / Cantar de alegría

Click here for daily readings Have you ever been so happy that you just burst into song? Maybe you were driving along on the way to vacation and the beautiful blue sky and the anticipation you felt had you bebopping. Maybe you were on your way back from visiting a newborn niece or nephew or […]

Jun 04 2026

It’s Simple / Es sencillo

Click here for daily reading The words of Paul and Jesus today remind us that living out the Gospel is actually quite simple. Sometimes we get it into our heads that God demands an excessively long list of chores from us, and that once we do them we will be able to get to heaven. […]

Jun 03 2026

It’s Sad When You Don’t See / Es triste cuando no ves

Click here for daily readings My pastor once explained the difference between the Sadducees and the Pharisees through some clever wordplay on their title. Father quipped, “They are sad you see because they do not believe in the resurrection.” In today’s Gospel, those sad men try to trip Jesus up wi...

Jun 02 2026

An Identifying Mark / Una marca identificativa

Click here for daily readings My oldest daughter is a talented artist. She loves to paint, and her pictures are never complete until she signs them at the bottom. Every piece of art she creates can be clearly identified as hers because it bears her identifying mark. In today’s Gospel, we hear about ...

Jun 01 2026

The Vineyard of Our Life / La viña de nuestra vida

Click here for daily readings Imagine being given a vineyard. A hedge around the vineyard delineates clear boundaries. A wine press has already been dug. There is a tower that guards and protects. Everything has been intentionally designed to simply harvest good fruit. The only expectation? That th...

May 31 2026

Love is the Key to Everything / El amor es la clave de todo

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 Sabbath. Images of the Friday before, of Calvary, of the cold...

May 30 2026

We Want to Know God / Queremos conocer a Dios

Click here for daily readings I remember as a child and young adult thinking about how I would do everything I wanted when I was in charge of my life. My time, money, physical space, and things would be all mine and exactly how I wanted them. I was such a silly girl, thinking that […]

May 29 2026

Figs and More / Los higos y unas cosas más

Click here for daily readings Now that we have celebrated Pentecost and it’s time for us to go out and spread the Good News, we come to today’s readings, and there’s a lot going on. But right here at the start, we need to make one thing clear: Jesus does not hate fig trees. That […]

May 28 2026

Jesus is Calling / Jesús te llama

Click here for daily readings In today’s Gospel passage, Bartimaeus calls out to Jesus multiple times. Even when the crowd dismisses him and rebukes him, he cries out all the more. The entire scene changes when Jesus pauses and turns toward him. When Jesus calls him, the crowd completely changes the...

May 27 2026

Winning the Lottery / Ganar la lotería

Click here for daily readings When I go to the gas station, sometimes I see a line of people buying lottery tickets. They place all their hope on guessing the winning number while the Church is right in front of their noses. Hoping to win at gambling affords our soul no benefit, much less our […]

May 26 2026

Persecution for Our Lord / Persecución por nuestro Señor

Click here for daily readings I’m writing this in the days following the shooting death of Charlie Kirk. Two weeks prior, a gunman killed children at Annunciation Church. It’s shocking to me that we live in a world where killing people who don’t believe the same as we do is an option. All of this [...

May 25 2026

Our Lady, Mother of the Church / Nuestra Señora, Madre de la Iglesia

Click here for daily readings In certain languages such as French and Spanish, nouns are either feminine or masculine. It feels appropriate that the French word for church, “église”, and the Spanish word for church, “iglesia”, are both feminine. These languages are in harmony with the Church’s femin...

May 24 2026

Filled with the Same Spirit / Llenos del mismo Espíritu

Click here for daily readings A week before Pentecost in 2020, George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, was killed by a white police officer. Despite raucous public outcry over how Floyd was treated in his last moments of life and his resulting death, this was not the only, but rather the most publici...

May 23 2026

Following Jesus / Siguiendo a Jesús

Click here for daily readings We are all called to be disciples, but it is not easy. Each day we find ourselves in a spiritual battlefield. Personally, I love enveloping myself in God’s Word, studying and pondering the wide variety of lessons and events in the Bible. Yet carrying out the teachings c...

May 22 2026

An Imperfect Role Model / Un modelo a seguir imperfecto

Click here for daily readings Few characters are more relatable in the Bible than Peter. He spent three entire years in the company of Jesus. He spoke to Him face to face. He witnessed Jesus’ miracles, probably vastly more than we read about in the Gospel accounts. Peter was even invited to witness ...

May 21 2026

That All May Be One / Para que todos sean uno

Click here for daily readings These final prayers of Jesus are so precious to read. Jesus is praying after sharing the Last Supper discourses with his Apostles. He turns His attention from instruction to prayer and we are able to pray alongside Him. Jesus asks the Father to make all people one, as ...

May 20 2026

Consecrated in Truth / Consagrados en la verdad

Click here for daily readings Jesus is leaving his disciples. For three years He has gathered his followers, taught them personally about God’s love, and sent them out on mission to practice for themselves. And now, before He leaves, Jesus prays over them, revealing His heart. He prays as a son aski...

May 19 2026

The Grace of Suffering / La gracia del sufrimiento

Click here for daily readings In both Acts and John’s Gospel, the message is similar from Paul and Jesus. They have both done what God asked them to; they are moving forward believing that God is with them though they do not know exactly what is next. And they will pray. They will pray for […]

May 18 2026

Sacramental Grace / La gracia sacramental

Click here for daily readings Sacramental grace is available to us every day. We are baptized once, but we carry the grace of our baptism with us every day. We may go to the confession every couple months, but the grace of this sacrament helps us to avoid sin over and over again. We were […]

May 17 2026

Do We Doubt? / ¿Dudamos?

Click here for daily readings “When they saw him, they worshiped, but they doubted.” Does this describe you and me as well? The commissioning of the disciples by Jesus Christ should be like a lit match that ignites the faith within each of us. Yet, just like the disciples, we worship, but we doubt. ...