Category Archives: Christmas

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...

Jan 04 2023

Come and See / Ven y Verás

Click here for daily readings In his Gospel, John shares that there are many details about Jesus’ life and ministry that he could share but did not incorporate. Because of this, we can infer that John was careful wi...

Jan 03 2023

Am I a Student or a Disciple? / ¿Soy Estudiante o Discípulo?

Click here for daily readings What does it mean to be devoted to the Most Holy Name of Jesus? Or one could ask, what does it mean to be a disciple? There is an important distinction to be made between a disciple and...

Jan 02 2023

Remain in Him / Permanecer en Él

Click here for daily reading In this new year, we are reading through the First Letter of St. John and the Gospel according to St. John. The evangelist was known for being particularly close to Jesus, for being a mystic. ...

Jan 01 2023

Mother of God, and Our Mother / Madre de Dios y Madre Nuestra

Click here for daily readings During the Octave of Christmas, we also celebrate Mary, the Mother of God, because her openness, her YES, her humility and self-giving made Christmas possible. She opens herself fully to the ...

Dec 31 2022

Jesus: God’s Free and Generous Gift / Jesús: El Don Gratuito Y Generoso De Dios

Click here for daily readings “But to those who did accept him he gave power to become children of God.” We are on the threshold of a new year yet still in the midst of the celebration of the birth of Our Lord...

Dec 30 2022

Guardian of the Redeemer / Guardián del Redentor

Click here for daily readings Today we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus , Mary, and Joseph. In the Gospel we hear of Joseph’s obedience. Although Joseph never says anything in the Gospels and it is be...

Dec 29 2022

A Life Well Lived / Vivir de la Mejor Forma

Click here for daily readings I wonder about Simeon’s life and the promise God made to him. I wonder if he ever felt this promise was more of a curse than a blessing. Or, as someone who God had directly spoken to, p...

Dec 28 2022

Darkness and Light / Luz y Tinieblas

Click here for daily readings Lully, lullay, thou little tiny child, Bye bye, lully, lullay. Thou little tiny child, Bye bye, lully, lullay. Herod the king in his raging Set forth upon this day By his decree, no life spar...

Dec 27 2022

Mary Magdalene and Divine Mercy / María Magdalena y la Divina Misericordia

Click here for daily readings Today’s Mass is focused on Saint John the Apostle. However, the opening line of today’s Gospel brings us to Mary Magdalene. I would like to spend a moment or two talking about her. Ac...

Dec 26 2022

The Faith of the Martyrs / La Fe de los Mártires

Click here for daily reading Entering the Christmas season proper, we are given time to celebrate the feasts of some great saints and to reflect on the joy of God in the flesh. Today’s saint, Stephen, is an excellen...

Dec 25 2022

Merry Christmas! / ¡Feliz Navidad!

Click here for daily readings Merry Christmas! Today, the Gospel reading recounts the birth of Christ, and we rejoice at God’s amazing gift of His Son. Just recently I was listening to the radio in the car, and a Ge...

Dec 24 2022

Final Christmas Preparations / Preparativos Finales para la Navidad

Click here for daily readings Merry Christmas Eve! Let’s admit it, all of us are probably hustling and bustling all day today to get ready for the next two days of parties and dinners and gift giving. So thank you. Thank y...

Jan 09 2022

You Are God’s Beloved Child

Click here for daily readings While admiring photos of a friend’s daughter I thought that how she feels – the pride, love, and joy – is how God feels about us. Our love for our own children is mirr...

Jan 08 2022

Pray and Live with Confidence

Click here for daily readings What hope we hear in the readings today! In the First Reading, John encourages us to pray confidently because we have assurance of eternal life. But is it really that easy? In whom is o...

Jan 07 2022

Be Made Clean

Click here for daily readings There have been some changes the last couple of days at work. I’m sitting in a different part of the building that has windows with an outside view (wooHoo). Making a space clean that h...

Jan 06 2022

God is Love

Click here for daily readings What is love? This question seems to echo through the halls of human history as strongly as the question asked of Jesus by Pilate, “What is truth?” Of course, the answer to both ...

Jan 05 2022

The Twelfth Night

Click here for daily readings The twelfth night, the evening of January fifth, has marked the end of the Christmas season since the Middle Ages. There are many who believe and just as many who think the Catholic mea...

Jan 04 2022

We Need Christ as Our Shepherd

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel reading tells the story of Jesus preaching to the masses and multiplying the loaves and fish. It begins: “When Jesus saw the vast crowd, His heart was moved with pi...

Jan 03 2022

Transformative Repentance

Click here for daily readings “From that time on, Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent, for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Matthew 4:17). Mercy offered in the Sacrament of Reconciliation is transfo...