Category Archives: Catholic

Jul 11 2022

Loving God First / Amar a Dios Primero

Click here for daily readings This Gospel is challenging. Loving anyone more than I love my family feels impossible. It is hard thinking that God gave me these people to journey through life with only to say “love t...

Jul 10 2022

Silence is a Treasure / El Silencio es Un Tesoro

Click here for daily readings As a young adult fresh out of missionary life, I used to listen frequently to Christian music. I found inspiration and fervor singing along to all the CD’s I had purchased after picking...

Jul 09 2022

Fearless / Audaz

Click here for daily readings Would you invite someone to a task by saying how terrible it’s going to be for them? “It’s a dangerous and difficult job, and people are going to hate you for doing it. They...

Jul 08 2022

God Alone / Solo Dios

Click here for daily reading Our readings begin with a clear reminder of God’s all-encompassing providence: “Because of me you bear fruit!” (Hos. 14:9). We hear this theme echoed throughout Scripture, es...

Jul 07 2022

The Father / Dios Padre

Click here for daily readings Throughout scripture, God’s relationship with his people is described as like a bridegroom to a bride. You have probably heard the analogy that just as a husband and wife give up ever...

Jul 06 2022

Called By Name / Llamado Por Nombre

Click here for daily readings We all have that experience of someone trying to talk to us but we are distracted by our thoughts or our actions and so it only barely registers. More often than not, the only thing that catches ou...

Jul 05 2022

My Way / Mi Manera

Click here for daily readings One of the more insidious pitfalls in the spiritual life is the desire to make our own rules. I suppose it can be considered an offshoot of pride, but the idea that I always know what is bes...

Jul 04 2022

Closeness to Christ / Cercanía a Cristo

Click here for daily readings In today’s Gospel, we hear two instances of Jesus restoring life. In both cases, it is through proximity, through closeness to Jesus that the person is healed. On His way to heal a youn...

Jul 03 2022

Practice / La Práctica

Click here for daily readings We most closely image God when we are in union with one another. It is together, in the giving and receiving of love, that we image God and give others a glimpse of His great love. Today the ...

Jul 02 2022

Peace / La Paz

Click here for daily readings The English language can be so confusing. To speak of peace is not the same as to speak a piece of my mind (or my piece). The words peace/piece are homophones, words that sound the same but h...

Jul 01 2022

Mercy, Not Sacrifice / La Misericordia, No el Sacrificio

Click here for daily readings ***Introducing a brand new, BILINGUAL Inspiration Daily! ¡Bienvenidos al nuevo Inspiración Diario BILINGUE!*** I have noticed in my time in ministry and as I have been trying to foll...

Jun 30 2022

We Are So Important To The Divine Physician

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel reading is from the beginning of Chapter 9 of the Gospel of Matthew. Let’s take two steps back and get some perspective on where this healing narrative falls in the...

Jun 29 2022

Naming Jesus

Click here for daily readings Whole books have been written about the question Jesus posed to His disciples at the start of today’s Gospel, “Who do you say that I am?” It is a question every follower of ...

Jun 28 2022

Jesus, Our One, True God

Click here for daily readings Today’s Old Testament reading sounds a bit scary: “You alone have I favored, more than all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your crimes.” ...

Jun 27 2022

Walk With Me, Jesus

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel tells us that the Son of Man has nowhere to rest his head. There are the words the so-called disciples tells Jesus, “We will follow Him anywhere.” And Jesus ...

Jun 26 2022

Beyond Mammon

Click here for daily readings You will remember that just a few days ago, the Gospel for June 18 gave us that famous line from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, “You cannot serve God and mammon.” (Mt 6:24) It&...

Jun 25 2022

The Spotless Heart

Click here for daily readings Catholics use a lot of language that is particular to us, for many reasons – it may come from Latin or Greek or theology or the ancient Church, and has been passed on and continually us...

Jun 24 2022

The Great Feast of the Sacred Heart: An invitation to Encounter the Love of Christ

Click here for daily readings Jesus’ Most Sacred Heart is the same yesterday, today, and forever. “The designs of his heart shall endure from age to age, to rescue our souls from death and nourish us in our h...

Jun 23 2022

You Play A Vital Role In The Story Of Salvation

Click here for daily readings “What then will this child be?” How many parents, marveling at the mystery of their newborn nestled in their arms have asked the same question. “What will this child be?&rdq...

Jun 22 2022

Bearing Good Fruit

Click here for daily readings As soon as I walk in the door from any given workday, I am ambushed by a barrage of “Mommy!!!” “Hi Mommy!” and “Yeah! Mommy’s home!!” My usually subd...