Category Archives: Catholic

Dec 01 2022

Laying the Groundwork / Poner el Cimiento

Click here for daily readings Advent is such a beautiful time for us as Catholics to pause and reflect on where we are at in our life of faith. It is a time of expectancy, of watching and waiting for the coming of the Lord Jesus...

Nov 30 2022

Andrew the Strong / Andrés el Fuerte

Click here for daily readings Today we celebrate the Feast of St. Andrew, who was a follower of John the Baptist; when John pointed to the Lamb of God, Andrew recognized Jesus as the Messiah, and was quick to introduce h...

Nov 29 2022

What Only A Child Could Believe / Lo Que Solo un Niño Podría Creer

Click here for daily readings In the liturgy on this third day of Advent, the Church expands our hearts to take in the length and breadth and height and depth of God’s love in Christ. We are immediately reminded, as...

Nov 28 2022

Let Us Go Rejoicing / Vamos Regocijando

Click here for daily readings Every Sunday, Catholics are bound by obligation to go to the “house of the Lord” to attend Mass. Of course, many fail to meet this obligation. Others would never dream of missing ...

Nov 27 2022

Oh Happy Day….Or Not! / Qué Día Tan Feliz, o Capaz No Tan Feliz

Click here for daily readings Oh Happy Day… Oh Happy Day, when Jesus comes, oh when he comes.. You don’t have to be a Scripture expert to see in the last couple weeks’ readings, including today’s, tha...

Nov 26 2022

Fix Your Gaze / Enfocar tu Mirada

Click here for daily readings It’s the last day of the liturgical year. It’s hard to believe, time flies so fast. Perhaps on this day, more so than on other days, it might be good to slow down and consider why...

Nov 26 2022

Giving Thanks First / Dar las Gracias Primero

Click here for daily readings Leprosy during Jesus’s time essentially meant your entire life was taken from you. You couldn’t be near your family and friends. You couldn’t be part of the community. You w...

Nov 25 2022

How Near Is The Kingdom Of God? / ¿Qué Tan Cerca Está el Reino de Dios?

Click here for daily readings **This reflection was reposted from Diocesan Archives.** As we draw near to the end of Ordinary Time, preparing to enter into Advent, the Gospel readings are… serious. Jesus is giving...

Nov 23 2022

Lord Prepare Me / Prepárame Señor

Click here for daily readings In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells the crowd to prepare themselves for persecution in His name. He continues: “You will be hated by all because of my name, but not a hair on your head...

Nov 22 2022

Do Not Be Terrified/ No Tengas Miedo

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel is not, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid&...

Nov 21 2022

Giving from Our Poverty / Dar De Nuestra Pobreza

Click here for daily readings As a teacher for Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, I love teaching students about the gesture of Epiclesis (when the priest asks the Holy Spirit to come down upon the bread and wine to transfo...

Nov 20 2022

Solemnity of Christ the King / La Solemnidad de Cristo Rey

Click here for daily readings “Restore all things through Christ Jesus.” We are invited to welcome the King of Love into our lives and allow Jesus to “fix,” “restore,” and “renew&...

Nov 19 2022

God is “I Am” / Dios es “Yo Soy”

Click here for daily readings Many years ago, I heard a priest speak about God as the God of the present. He tells Moses, “I AM.” Not that he was or will be, but I AM. As in, now, the present. When I read both...

Nov 18 2022

Hanging On Jesus’ Every Word / Atento a Cada Palabra de Jesús

Click here for daily readings “Every day he was teaching…all the people were hanging on his words” (Luke 19: 47-48). Jesus, the Word who became flesh and dwelt among us, is our Teacher and Master. ...

Nov 17 2022

Knowing Christ, Our Peace / Conociéndo a Cristo, Nuestro Paz

Click here for daily readings In the Bible I keep on my desk at work, today’s Gospel passage has the heading “The Lament of Jerusalem.” That makes sense. Throughout the whole passage, Jesus is certainly lamenti...

Nov 16 2022

All We Need, And More / Todo lo Que Necesitamos y Hasta Más

Click here for daily readings Does your parish church have stained glass windows? From the outside, the windows look dark and dull, but when you are inside the Church, they are richly and brilliantly illuminated. That is another...

Nov 15 2022

Holiness / La Santidad

Click here for daily readings Sometimes, Jesus changed his plans. But it seems the only reason he ever changed his plans was out of love. In today’s Gospel, Jesus intends to pass through Jericho, but his loving desi...

Nov 14 2022

Seeing is Believing / Ver es Creer

Click here for daily readings I have a confession to make: I don’t notice things. I’ll have spent half an hour with someone, and they’ll finally ask, “So what do you think of my new glasses?”...

Nov 13 2022

The End Is The Beginning / El Final es el Inicio

Click here for daily readings We’ve come to that point in time, the penultimate (second to last) Sunday of the Liturgical Year, when our readings for the day are all about the end of time. Death, destruction, doom a...

Nov 12 2022

We Can’t Out-Give God / No Podemos Dar Más Que Dios

Click here for daily readings My son was a college student at Ave Maria University. He benefited from a generous scholarship, but was otherwise footing his own bill. Though he participated in the work study program on cam...