Category Archives: Catholic

Aug 03 2022

The Lord Will Guard Us as a Shepherd Guards His Flock / El Señor Será Nuestro Pastor

Click here for daily readings Shepherds use a tool called a shepherd’s hook. It is used to beat off those who would hurt the flock, to support weak or hurt sheep and to draw back a sheep who is wandering off. Today&...

Aug 02 2022

Walking on Water / Caminando Sobre las Aguas

Click here for daily readings In all three of today’s readings there is a message that, despite the many struggles we may face in our Earthly lives, the Lord is greater than any of our missteps and can intercede on ...

Aug 01 2022

First Things First / Lo Primero es Lo Primero

Click here for daily readings I love Catholic memorabilia. I can’t control myself in Catholic bookstores and I usually don’t walk out of one without spending at least $100 on books and other cool merchandise. My wat...

Jul 31 2022

God Is Longing For Your Heart / Dios Anhela Tu Corazón

Click here for daily readings To the words that begin our first reading at Mass today… “Vanity of vanities, says Qoheleth, vanity of vanities! All things are vanity!” …let us add these word...

Jul 30 2022

Reform Your Ways and Deeds / Corrijan su Conducta y sus Obras

Click here for daily readings In today’s First Reading, we hear Jeremiah tell the people: “Reform your ways and your deeds; listen to the voice of the Lord your God.” If we take time to reflect on Jeremi...

Jul 29 2022

The Law of Inertia / La Ley de la Inercia

Click here for daily readings I really struggle with the law of inertia. You know, that rule of physics that states that an object in motion tends to stay in motion and an object at rest tends to stay at rest. Yup, that&r...

Jul 28 2022

Potter and Clay / Alfarero y Arcilla

Click here for daily readings Abba, Abba Father. You are the potter; we are the clay, the work of Your hands . . . That is the beginning of a song I remember singing often at morning Mass when I was an 8th grader in...

Jul 27 2022

What is Your Pearl? / ¿Cuál es tu Perla?

Click here for daily readings How far back can you remember what your favorite toy was? I can remember still, sleeping in a crib cuddling with my blankie and holding my little stuffed elephant. For some reason I never had a t...

Jul 26 2022

Saints Joachim and Anne, Parents of the Virgin Mary / Santos Joaquín y Ana, Padres de la Virgen María

Click here for daily readings In the Gospel reading today, we are given clarity to the parable of the wheat and weeds in the field. Jesus shares that the Children of God are the good seed. The weeds are the children of th...

Jul 25 2022

Afflicted But Not Despaired / Afligido Pero No Desesperado

Click here for daily readings In 2015, our family experienced an extremely difficult time. We were afflicted, perplexed, struck down, and persecuted, yet, we held onto hope. These troubles came as my husband discerned the...

Jul 24 2022

Ask / Pídele

Click here for daily readings I think we are often afraid to ask God for things. We don’t want to seem greedy or selfish. We want to feel self-sufficient and capable. And what person hasn’t heard a comment lik...

Jul 23 2022

Walls / Las Paredes

Click here for daily readings “Something there is that doesn’t love a wall” This is the first line from one of my all time favorite poems, The Mending Wall by Robert Frost. As human beings, w...

Jul 22 2022

Feast of Mary Magdalene / La Fiesta de María Magdalena

Click here for daily readings Today we celebrate the feast of St. Mary Magdalene, the apostle to the Apostles. As St. John Paul II shared, she is “the first eyewitness of the Risen Christ.” On the first day of...

Jul 21 2022

Devotion / La Devoción

Click here for daily reading “I remember the devotion of your youth, how you loved me as a bride, Following me in the desert, in a land unsown” (Jer. 2:2). As our readings begin, the Lord reminisces about the ...

Jul 20 2022

Hardened Paths, Rocky Patches, Thorns, and Rich Soil / Caminos Endurecidos, Areas Rocosos, Espinas y Tierra Fértil

Click here for daily readings Jesus goes down by the sea. And the large crowd is so eager to be near him and hear his words that he is forced to get into a boat and go a little way out to sea. He could say anything right ...

Jul 19 2022

Inviting God In / Invitando Entrar a Dios

Click here for daily readings I think that today’s Gospel is easy to misunderstand and that we tend to hear something negative in Jesus’ words. When He is approached by someone saying that His mother and His b...

Jul 18 2022

What Does That Say? / ¿Qué Dice Eso?

Click here for daily readings We see signs all over the place. Signs that tell us to stop our cars at an intersection, signs that tell us where to cross the street, signs that tell us the name of a street. Our daily lives are i...

Jul 17 2022

What a Difference a Year Makes! / ¡Un Año Hace Tanta Diferencia!

Click here for daily readings I can’t even begin to explain how different this summer has been from last summer. On July 9th we celebrated one year of complete wellness for my young son, after suffering repeated inf...

Jul 16 2022

Justice for the Gentiles / Justicia para los Gentiles

Click here for daily readings There is a long-lingering rumor, one I have never been able to confirm, that my father’s family has Jewish origins, and some ancestor back in time converted to Catholicism, possibly to ...

Jul 15 2022

Have You Never Read This? / ¿Nunca has Leído Esto?

Click here for daily readings “Have you never read this?” There is a touch of irony in Jesus’ words in today’s Gospel as he responded to the Pharisees who rebuked his disciples for plucking grain o...