Category Archives: Christmas 2020

Jan 10 2021

Baptism Equips for Mission

Click here for daily readings Today we celebrate the Baptism of the Lord. Confusingly, this happened when Jesus was an adult, and not as a child. So why does the church celebrate it here at the end of the Christmas seaso...

Jan 09 2021

Do We Trust?

Click here for daily readings I always like to read through the entire reading for the day and pray through it a little before writing a reflection. Well today, the line that stood out the most was right at the beginning...

Jan 08 2021

Love is the Victor

Click here for daily readings The First Reading today begins, ‘the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God, is indeed, victor over the world, through the Spirit, water and Blood of Christ.’ The Catech...

Jan 07 2021

He First Loved

Click here for daily readings “We love because he first loved us.” Think about that for a second and really let it sink in. God loved us first. I know for a lot of my life, especially in high school, it somet...

Jan 06 2021

Weathering the Storms with God

Click here for daily readings As we come to the end of this Christmas season, the readings today remind us of the Good News the season brings. The news of the birth of a Savior; the news that God loves us so much that...

Jan 05 2021

God’s Providence

Click here for daily readings “They were like sheep without a shepherd.” When sheep do not have the boundaries of a field fence, or the guidance of a shepherd to direct them, they wander and range without con...

Jan 04 2021

Repentance and Trust

Click here for daily readings The arrest of St. John the Baptist marks the beginning of Jesus’ public ministry. St. John the Baptist’s arrest was heartbreaking for Jesus. This was His relative and childhood f...

Jan 03 2021

Let His Light Shine

Click here for daily readings As I stepped into the office at my new job, it felt familiar yet different. I had worked at parishes before, both as an Administrative Assistant and Director of Family Ministry, yet they wer...

Jan 02 2021

A New You

Click here for daily readings A new year, a new you. If 2021 is not going to be the biggest seller of self help books, dieting fads, and new years resolutions, then the world has lost out on a huge opportunity. I think 2...

Jan 01 2021

We Are Blessed

Click here for daily readings Looking back at 2020, it is easy to say with disgust that it was a terrible year. No doubt about it. In a sense, yes, it was terrible, but it was also rich. Think of it this way. Miners don&rs...

Dec 31 2020

The Last Day. A Sacred Day.

Click here for daily readings 2020. The last day. A sacred day. A blessed memory of what has been, despite all, a year also blessed. The year when Jesus came. Comes. Will keep coming. Every day. Every hour. Every minute ...

Dec 30 2020

Admiring Anna

Click here for daily readings Who is this mysterious woman we hear about in today’s Gospel (and this past weekend’s Gospel, for that matter)? Anna only appears one time across all four Gospels, in thi...

Dec 29 2020

Joys and Sorrows

Click here for daily readings Becoming a parent is a profoundly meaningful, deeply moving, beautifully life-changing moment. It also opens up a whole vista of possibilities, uncertainties, and challenges. How will we pro...

Dec 28 2020

The Holy Innocents and Good St. Joseph

Click here for daily readings Today is my good friend’s birthday. We always used to joke with him about how he was so innocent because he was born on the feast of the Holy Innocents. He is actually a priest now, bu...

Dec 27 2020

Thoughts About My Father…

Click here for daily readings Christmas, when you come down to it, is about family. When we look into our nativities at Christmas time, we see a family. We live in a family. The Father has invited us into the heart of th...

Dec 26 2020

There’s Nothing to Worry About

Click here for daily reading “When they hand you over, do not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say. You will be given at that moment what you are to say. For it will not be you who speak but the S...

Dec 25 2020

The Word Became Flesh

Click here for daily readings “They found the infant lying in a manger.” These simple words from our Gospel today have a profound impact on our personal lives. When we think about Jesus becoming man, I think ...