Category Archives: Christmas

Jan 07 2024

Reflections on Stewardship / Reflexiones Sobre la Administración de los Bienes

Click here for daily readings The Church is very strategic in its placement of the readings throughout the year. Today’s second reading is a perfect example of this when Paul talks about stewardship. It’s no s...

Jan 06 2024

The Spirit of Christmas / El Espíritu Navideño

Click here for daily readings Merry Christmas! Today is noted by the USCCB, (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops), as a Christmas weekday since the celebration for Epiphany has been moved to Sunday. Does this mes...

Jan 05 2024

The Lord Continues to Search / El Señor Sigue Buscando

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel presupposes a search, first on the part of Jesus, whom we can see is on the lookout for followers, and secondly on the part of those who would come to know Jesus closely....

Jan 04 2024

Leading Others to Christ / Llevar a Otros a Cristo

Click here for daily readings Almost three and a half years ago, my family embarked on the great adventure of homeschooling. Our shelves were filled with books, our rooms were furnished with desks and our hearts were filled with...

Jan 03 2024

Behold the Lamb / Éste es el Cordero de Dios

Click here for daily readings St. John the Baptist is the model of simple evangelization: he understands what God is currently doing and asking of His People, and he testifies to what he has experienced to point to God. J...

Jan 02 2024

True Humility / La Humildad Verdadera

Click here for daily readings When I think of humility, I always recoil a little, because I automatically think of the worldly definition of humility. I think that’s a normal human reaction, especially when we are i...

Jan 01 2024

Mary is With Us / María Está con Nosotros

Click here for daily readings Happy New Year! Today, we celebrate motherhood. Specifically, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God. The last few weeks have been filled with images o...

Dec 31 2023

The Sorrows of Mary / Los Dolores de María

Click here for daily readings “Your sufferings, accepted and borne with unshakeable faith, when joined to those of Christ take on extraordinary value for the life of the Church and the good of humanity”. (Mess...

Dec 30 2023

Luck, Timing, and Who You Know / La Suerte, el Momento Oportuno y a Quién Conoces

Click here for daily readings From a more secular perspective, much of our life comes down to, “luck, timing, and who you know.” As people of faith, we know there is a bit more to it than this. Considering Ann...

Dec 29 2023

What Would Jesus Do? / ¿Qué Haría Jesús?

Click here for daily reading “Whoever claims to abide in him ought to walk just as he walked” (1 John 2:6). During the Christmas season, we have an opportunity to reflect on the mystery of the Word Made Flesh,...

Dec 28 2023

The Feast of the Holy Innocents / La Fiesta de los Santos Inocentes

Click here for daily readings Today we remember the Holy Innocents. I have read some commentaries in the past that they believed that only a handful of babies were actually killed. Then, others as many as 144,000. I don&rsquo...

Dec 27 2023

The Feast of St. John / La Fiesta de San Juan

Click here for daily readings This is a passage we’ve all heard countless times, the discovery of Jesus’ empty tomb by Mary Magdalene, Peter, and John. But we hear it again today during the Christmas season on...

Dec 26 2023

On the Feast of Stephen / En la Fiesta de San Esteban

Click here for daily readings Merry Christmas! While some of our neighbors may have already taken down their decorations, as Catholics, we know the celebration is just beginning. We even have a special carol just for toda...

Dec 25 2023

The Glory of Christmas / La Gloria de la Navidad

Click here for daily readings “And the Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us, and we saw His glory.” Today, as we hear in my favorite Christmas song, O Holy Night, “the weary world rejoices.&r...

Mar 02 2023

The Best Gift Ever Received / El Mejor Regalo Jamás Recibido

Click here for daily readings “What’s the best Christmas or birthday gift you’ve ever received?” I posed this question to my Confirmation candidates in small groups recently, as a good way to start thinki...

Jan 09 2023

The Kingdom of God is Here / El Reino de Dios Está Presente

Click here for daily readings Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and enkindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit, and they shall be created. And You shall renew the face of the earth.&nb...

Jan 08 2023

Stewards of God’s Gifts / Administradores de los Dones de Dios

Click here for daily readings Happy Feast of the Epiphany! Have you ever wondered what happened to the gifts that were given to Jesus when he was a baby? Did Mary and Joseph save them until he was older? Were they used to...

Jan 07 2023

Wine in Abundance / Vino en Abundancia

Click here for daily readings The Gospel for today is one of my all time favorites, though it can be easy to misinterpret this verse as Jesus starting a rave party and getting everyone drunk. Some history of the Old Testa...

Jan 06 2023

The Son of Adam, the Son of God / El Hijo de Adán, el Hijo de Dios

Click here for daily readings There are multiple Gospel options for today. The first is that of John the Baptist proclaiming the coming of Jesus, of someone “mightier than I.” The second is the lineage of Jesus, whic...

Jan 05 2023

Seen, Known, Loved / Visto, Conocido, y Amado

Click here for daily readings I just wrote about this Gospel passage a few months ago, and I focused on Jesus’ words, “Come and see,” as an invitation to pursue the Christian life. While I would repeat those wo...