Category Archives: Catholic

Aug 14 2021

Misericordia

Click here for daily readings “For I will re-establish my covenant with you” (Ezekial 16:62). God is so good! He is so righteous, so wondrous, so powerful, so awesome… and so merciful! The last month, a...

Aug 14 2021

Repetitive Forgiveness

Click here for daily readings **Due to server issues, this post was not published on 8/12/21, so we are posting it now.** Today I am scheduled for a repeat C-section. As I write, I don’t know if I will go into labor...

Aug 14 2021

Making Him Known

Click here for daily readings **Due to server issues, this post was not published on 8/11/21, so we are posting it now.** “For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the midst of them.”&...

Aug 14 2021

St. Lawrence

Click here for daily readings **Due to server issues, this post was not published on 8/10/21, so we are posting it now.** “This side is done. Turn me over and take a bite.” My amazing husband is an incr...

Aug 14 2021

From Despair to Hope

Click here for daily readings **Due to server issues, this post was not published on 8/8/21, so we are posting it now.** Have you ever had a moment where you just wanted to give up on something? Whether work or a situati...

Aug 13 2021

Mirroring the Trinity

Click here for daily reading There simply isn’t enough time to meditate on our Gospel today. Pope Saint John Paul II spent weeks meditating on it, as it was one of the critical inspirations for his Theology of the B...

Aug 13 2021

Mirroring the Trinity

Click here for daily reading There simply isn’t enough time to meditate on our Gospel today. Pope Saint John Paul II spent weeks meditating on it, as it was one of the critical inspirations for his Theology of the B...

Aug 09 2021

God’s Will

Click here for daily readings In today’s First Reading, there was one thing that stood out to me. In my daily readings, I highlighted “For the Lord, your God, […] has no favorites [and] accepts no bribe...

Aug 09 2021

God’s Will

Click here for daily readings In today’s First Reading, there was one thing that stood out to me. In my daily readings, I highlighted “For the Lord, your God, […] has no favorites [and] accepts no bribe...

Aug 07 2021

Great and Beautiful Things for God

Click here for daily readings What is faith? How big is faith? How big is it supposed to be? How big is a mustard seed? Is tiny faith enough to do big things? Why would we ever want to move a mountain? These are the ques...

Aug 07 2021

Great and Beautiful Things for God

Click here for daily readings What is faith? How big is faith? How big is it supposed to be? How big is a mustard seed? Is tiny faith enough to do big things? Why would we ever want to move a mountain? These are the ques...

Aug 04 2021

Faith, Prayer, Love and Trust

Click here for daily readings Today is the memorial of St. John Vianney. A parish priest, St. John is known for his dedication to serving in the confessional, wise teachings and simple rhythm of life. There are two quotes...

Aug 03 2021

Praying Through the Waves

Click here for daily readings The Gospel reading for today is by far one of my favorites, so much so that it was the Gospel at our wedding. If you have never done Lectio Divina before, this is a perfect verse to start wi...

Aug 02 2021

Satisfaction

Click here for daily readings Today’s readings are all about provision and satisfaction. We see what happens to those who are grateful, and ungrateful for his gifts. In the First Reading we see the Israelites lamenting abo...

Aug 01 2021

Jesus, the Bread of Life

Click here for daily readings “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.” Jesus is the Bread of Life as He feeds us with his body and blood ...

Jul 31 2021

Paving the Path to Heaven

Click here for daily readings In the Gospel reading today, we read the story of the beheading of John the Baptist. According to Matthew, at Herod’s birthday celebration, Herodias’ daughter performed a dance th...

Jul 30 2021

Where Do I lack faith?

Click here for daily readings This is such an interesting Gospel, it begins with Jesus preaching and the people who hear him are astonished, they acknowledge his wisdom. But that mood quickly changes as they realize who J...

Jul 29 2021

Martha and Mary Moments

Click here for daily readings One of the newer memorials in the Roman Catholic Church, today we celebrate Saints Martha, Mary and Lazarus. Previously, only Saint Martha was celebrated on July 29; however, back in January, Pope...

Jul 28 2021

Giving it All

Click here for daily readings It is good for me to remind myself, when I get mired down in the daily mess of life, that my time on earth is transitory. In the entirety of my existence, beginning with conception and contin...

Jul 27 2021

Wheat, Weeds, and We

Click here for daily readings Today we hear Jesus’ explanation of the parable that was read at Mass on Saturday (Matt 24-30). The Son of Man sows the good seed that is the “children of the Kingdom” (tha...