Category Archives: Catholic

Apr 20 2023

Tell the Story / Contar la Historia

Click here for daily readings “When they heard this, they became infuriated and wanted to put them to death.” The Apostles were so convicted by their experience of Jesus Christ, that they continued to tell his...

Apr 19 2023

How Else Will They Know? / ¿De Qué Otra Forma Van a Saber?

Click here for daily readings Have you ever given your Christian testimony? Unless asked to speak at a Bible study or invited as a guest into a religious education class, many Catholics don’t share their perso...

Apr 18 2023

Born From Above / Nacido Desde Arriba

Click here for daily readings The Octave of Easter, our eight-day celebration of the Paschal mystery, just wrapped up on Divine Mercy Sunday. Yet now the daily Gospels have returned to a period long before the death and r...

Apr 17 2023

Nature vs. Nurture / ¿Naturaleza o Crianza?

Click here for daily readings As science continues to study the human person, there has been a continual debate about “nature vs. nurture.” What is “baked in,” if you will, to our genes, and what i...

Apr 16 2023

The Eighth Day Is Freedom / El Octavo Día es de la Libertad

Click here for daily readings Every year, I am in awe that we prepare for Easter with 40 days of penitence, and then celebrate Christ’s Resurrection for 50 days! Every day of the Octave of Easter is one long Easter...

Apr 15 2023

Living the Liturgical Life / Vivir La Vida Litúrgica

Click here for daily readings I love the liturgical calendar of the Church. It reminds us that the journey of conversion is always ongoing and portrays the important moments in the Gospels that give witness to Jesus Chris...

Apr 14 2023

Your Will or Mine? / ¿Tu Voluntad o la Mía?

Click here for daily readings Chapter 21 of John is quite a dense chapter of Scripture. Whole books could be written on the lessons we can find in this one chapter alone. As I read it this time, what stands out to me is t...

Apr 13 2023

Peace Be With You / La Paz Esté Con Ustedes

Click here for daily readings In this passage, Jesus shares with the Disciples, “Peace be with you.” The Disciples stood terrified and thought they saw a ghost. Jesus responds with this powerful statement, &ld...

Apr 12 2023

The Road to Emmaus / El Camino a Emaús

Click here for daily readings In today’s Gospel, we hear about the disciples on the Road to Emmaus three days after the crucifixion of Jesus and the same day that the women have found Jesus’ tomb empty. There ...

Apr 11 2023

Whom Are You Looking For? / ¿A Quién Buscas?

Click here for daily readings The first words of Jesus in the Gospel of John (directed to John himself and to Andrew) are, “What are you looking for?” Here, at the end of the Gospel, he is still asking the sa...

Apr 10 2023

Truthful Witness / Testigo Veraz

Click here for daily readings He is Risen! Alleluia! It’s Easter Monday! There is something that really stands out to me in today’s readings; both speak of the human witnesses during the passion of Jesus. The ...

Apr 09 2023

Happy Easter! / ¡Felices Pascuas!

Click here for daily readings Happy Easter! He is alive! We should feel unparalleled joy today because today is the day that Christ triumphed over evil. Easter is only possible because of Good Friday. And every year...

Apr 08 2023

The Joy of the Resurrection / La Alegría de la Resurrección

Click here for daily readings How do you begin to describe with words the joy in the Resurrection scene? There probably aren’t any ways in spoken language to capture the raw emotion Mary Magdalene must have felt at ...

Apr 07 2023

A Time to Grieve / Es Hora Para Ser Afligidos

Click here for daily readings My friend’s son served with my husband in Iraq between 2004 and 2005. Like so many service members who returned home, he brought with him deep, psychological wounds. Tragically, he took...

Apr 06 2023

Inheritance / Nuestra Herencia

Click here for daily readings Holy Thursday is one of my favorite days in the liturgical year. The beautiful liturgies during Holy Week, the symbolism of the washing of the feet, the institution of the Holy Eucharis...

Apr 05 2023

In God We Trust / Confiar en Dios

Click here for daily readings This Lent, I am focusing on praying the Angelus at the traditional times, followed by the Litany of Trust. That means I get up a little before 6:00 am and pray while in bed (usually with my eyes clo...

Apr 04 2023

Spiritual Seasons / Temporadas Espirituales

Click here for daily readings As I write this, the days are getting shorter. In a few weeks we will ”fall behind” and the sun will set earlier. When you read this we will be on the other side, closer to the &l...

Apr 03 2023

Facing Our Own Cognitive Dissonance / Enfrentando Nuestra Propia Disonancia Cognitiva

Click here for daily readings Cognitive dissonance is the psychological term for the mental stress or discomfort we feel when we are confronted with new information which conflicts with our current ideas, beliefs or value...

Apr 02 2023

The Messiah / El Mesías

Click here for daily reading Holy Week is a dramatic week. Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and from that point forward every action is oriented toward His sacrifice on the Cross. Up to this point, He had been leading up to ...

Apr 01 2023

Selfish vs. Selfless / ¿Egoísta o Desinteresado?

Click here for daily readings The end is near. As we round the corner on these final days of Lent and head toward Holy Week and Easter, today’s readings take a turn. For context, in the verses prior to today’s Gospel...