Category Archives: Catholic

Sep 12 2022

The Mass / La Misa

Click here for daily readings When I made a conscious decision to follow Christ, I was young. As a Catholic and as a teenager, I didn’t understand the value of the Mass which I attended every Sunday. I loved God, I ...

Sep 11 2022

The Sweetness of God / La Dulzura de Dios

Click here for daily readings The town my parents live in holds a Labor Day Parade every year. As the police cars and fire trucks and school bands process down the road, they often throw out candy for the children that li...

Sep 10 2022

The Eucharist Cultivates Good Trees / La Eucaristía Cultiva a los Árboles Buenos

Click here for daily readings What remarkable words spoken by St. Paul in today’s First Reading. “The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the Blood of Christ? The bread that we break, i...

Sep 09 2022

Must We Evangelize? / ¿Tenemos que Evangelizar?

Click here for daily readings Today’s First Reading speaks of the importance that Paul places on evangelization, which leads to the question, what is Evangelization and does every Catholic have to participate? ...

Sep 08 2022

Family Ties / Enlaces Familiares

Click here for daily readings Today’s reading is one that lectors fear. How do you make such a long list sound interesting? And how do you pronounce all those names? Why don’t we just skip it (as some parishes...

Sep 07 2022

The Gaze of Christ / La Mirada de Cristo

Click here for daily readings “Raising his eyes towards his disciples, Jesus said..” Imagine what it would be like for Jesus Christ to look at you, to look deep into your soul, and share a message that cuts to...

Sep 06 2022

Walking Closely with Christ / Caminando Cerca con Jesucristo

Click here for daily readings In today’s Gospel, we hear who Jesus named the Twelve Apostles. After calling them, they were surrounded by a great crowd of people. People from all of Judea and Jerusalem and the coastal reg...

Sep 05 2022

A Servant of the Poor / Una Servidora de los Pobres

Click here for daily readings The readings today became clearer to me once I realized it is also the feast of St.Teresa of Calcutta. The First Reading tells us that old yeast, even a little, can leaven all the dough. Th...

Sep 04 2022

There is a God, and I’m Not Him / Existe un Dios, y Yo No Soy Él

Click here for daily readings Humility has been front and center in the readings these last two Sundays. Humility is often a misunderstood and maligned idea, but the readings today and last Sunday shed some light on what...

Sep 03 2022

Not All Are Equal / No Todos Somos Iguales

Click here for daily readings Not all people are equal. Pretty controversial way to start a blog post right? But it is true that not all people are equal. Or maybe a better way to say it is that not all people are the sam...

Sep 02 2022

Case Closed / Caso Cerrado

Click here for daily readings I had such trouble trying to decide what to write about today. There’s so many good themes across all the readings – conversion, light in darkness, newness, etc. However, I decided to bi...

Sep 01 2022

Following in Peter’s Footsteps / Siguiendo en las Huellas de San Pedro

Click here for daily readings In the Gospel of Luke today, Jesus calls Peter to follow him. While Jesus was asking Peter to fill a unique role in the Kingdom of God, (After all, there can only be one first Pope, right?) w...

Aug 31 2022

Need Renewal? Find Your “Deserted Place” Today / ¿Buscas Renovarte? Encuentra Hoy Tu “Lugar Desierto”

Click here for daily readings At daybreak, Jesus left and went to a deserted place. In today’s Gospel reading, we enter into just one of Jesus’ “days.” He had been teaching and healing non-stop for...

Aug 30 2022

Christ Commands Obedience / Jesucristo Exije la Obediencia

Click here for daily readings In today’s Gospel, Luke retells the story of Jesus driving a demon out of a man. Before the demon lets go and leaves the man, he says to Christ, “I know who you are—the Holy...

Aug 29 2022

God Writes Straight With Crooked Lines / Dios Escribe Recto con Líneas Chuecas

Click here for daily readings God has a way of writing straight with crooked lines. 25 years ago today I made promises to God as a consecrated lay woman. I had been raised in a conservative Catholic home and thought that ...

Aug 28 2022

Seeking Humility / Buscando la Humildad

Click here for daily readings “Humble yourself the more, the greater you are, and you will find favor with God,” we hear in today’s reading from Sirach. Jesus reiterates this in the Gospel, s...

Aug 27 2022

Are You Too Weak For God? / ¿Eres Demasiado Débil Para Dios?

Click here for daily readings I really like the words of First Corinthians 1:26-31. I guess it is because I’ve struggled all my life with poor self-esteem. That usually starts young in life after being told that you&rsq...

Aug 26 2022

We Proclaim Christ Crucified / Proclamamos a Cristo Crucificado

Click here for daily readings My grandson, who is now 4 years old, likes to pretend he is a character from one of his books, movies or TV shows, and the rest of his family gets assigned roles, too. After spending a week i...

Aug 25 2022

Stay Awake and Prepared / Mantente Despierto y Preparado

Click here for daily readings How ironic that I write about today’s Gospel, which includes the words “stay awake” while on a red-eye flight from Boise, Idaho, back to the east coast. Sadly, following Jes...

Aug 24 2022

Extend the Invitation / Extender la Invitación

Click here for daily readings Come and see. When I heard this phrase for the first time, it was used in the context of a discernment retreat. A “Come and See” retreat is an opportunity offered to discerners to do ex...