Category Archives: Catholic

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...

Jan 03 2024

Behold the Lamb / Éste es el Cordero de Dios

Click here for daily readings St. John the Baptist is the model of simple evangelization: he understands what God is currently doing and asking of His People, and he testifies to what he has experienced to point to God. J...

Jan 02 2024

True Humility / La Humildad Verdadera

Click here for daily readings When I think of humility, I always recoil a little, because I automatically think of the worldly definition of humility. I think that’s a normal human reaction, especially when we are i...

Jan 01 2024

Mary is With Us / María Está con Nosotros

Click here for daily readings Happy New Year! Today, we celebrate motherhood. Specifically, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God. The last few weeks have been filled with images o...

Dec 31 2023

The Sorrows of Mary / Los Dolores de María

Click here for daily readings “Your sufferings, accepted and borne with unshakeable faith, when joined to those of Christ take on extraordinary value for the life of the Church and the good of humanity”. (Mess...

Dec 30 2023

Luck, Timing, and Who You Know / La Suerte, el Momento Oportuno y a Quién Conoces

Click here for daily readings From a more secular perspective, much of our life comes down to, “luck, timing, and who you know.” As people of faith, we know there is a bit more to it than this. Considering Ann...

Dec 29 2023

What Would Jesus Do? / ¿Qué Haría Jesús?

Click here for daily reading “Whoever claims to abide in him ought to walk just as he walked” (1 John 2:6). During the Christmas season, we have an opportunity to reflect on the mystery of the Word Made Flesh,...

Dec 28 2023

The Feast of the Holy Innocents / La Fiesta de los Santos Inocentes

Click here for daily readings Today we remember the Holy Innocents. I have read some commentaries in the past that they believed that only a handful of babies were actually killed. Then, others as many as 144,000. I don&rsquo...

Dec 27 2023

The Feast of St. John / La Fiesta de San Juan

Click here for daily readings This is a passage we’ve all heard countless times, the discovery of Jesus’ empty tomb by Mary Magdalene, Peter, and John. But we hear it again today during the Christmas season on...

Dec 26 2023

On the Feast of Stephen / En la Fiesta de San Esteban

Click here for daily readings Merry Christmas! While some of our neighbors may have already taken down their decorations, as Catholics, we know the celebration is just beginning. We even have a special carol just for toda...

Dec 25 2023

The Glory of Christmas / La Gloria de la Navidad

Click here for daily readings “And the Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us, and we saw His glory.” Today, as we hear in my favorite Christmas song, O Holy Night, “the weary world rejoices.&r...

Dec 24 2023

“Let Our Adoration Never Cease!” / “¡Que Nunca Dejemos de Adorarlo!”

Click here for daily readings I can remember cherished moments as a child turning the living room lights low on Christmas eve and sitting with a cup of hot chocolate before the nativity scene. I loved singing Christmas ca...

Dec 23 2023

Blessings on the Blessed / Bendiciones para los Bendecidos

Click here for daily readings Zechariah had been unable to speak for nine months, because he doubted the angel who announced the upcoming birth of his son. Now, on the eighth day after his birth, Elizabeth and Zechariah a...