Category Archives: Dcn Dan Schneider

Oct 23 2024

Are You Ready? / ¿Estás Listo?

Click here for daily readings There are several stories in Scripture that tell us that the Lord is coming soon and we should be ready, really ready. Today’s readings certainly point to that! For example, in the Gospel J...

Sep 24 2024

Who Are Jesus’ Mother And Brothers? / ¿Quiénes son la Madre y los Hermanos de Jesús?

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel is one used by most non-Catholics to prove that the Blessed Virgin Mary was not a virgin, let alone a perpetual virgin. I’m sure some of you have heard a different tran...

Aug 24 2024

God Reads Hearts / Dios Lee Corazones

Click here for daily readings I have a special fondness for Philip who gave the Good News to Bartholomew, otherwise known as Nathaniel. I was part of the first group of men to be ordained to the Permanent Diaconate in 27 year...

Aug 01 2024

The Good and the Bad / El Bueno y el Malo

Click here for daily readings The Gospel reading for today on the feast of St. Alphonsus Liguori gives us a good picture of how God gathers in his people. “The kingdom of heaven is like a net thrown into the sea, which c...

Jul 24 2024

A Parable and St. Sharbel / Una Parábola y Santa Chárbel

Click here for daily readings Today as we celebrate Saint Sharbel we hear the parable of the sower. This parable should be quite familiar to most of us. It ends by telling us that when seed is sown in good ground it grows wel...

Jun 24 2024

Can We Hear the Voice of God? / ¿Podemos Oír la Voz de Dios?

Click here for daily readings Have you ever heard anyone say that the Lord told them this or the Lord told them that and you wondered if it was true or even possible? I assure you that it is possible. Holy discernment is requ...

May 27 2024

Having Riches vs Being Rich / Tener Riquezas o Ser Rico

Click here for daily readings I’m sure that you recognize today’s Gospel reading. It’s a story about a rich man who came up to Jesus and asked about his salvation. First of all, this is not a parable. It&rsq...

Apr 24 2024

Live in the Light / Vivir en la Luz

Click here for daily readings Today Jesus tells us about Himself and his Father in heaven. The word that seems to jump out is “light”. He tells us that He and the Father are one, and that if we know the Father we ...

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...

Nov 27 2023

What is the Lord Asking of Us? / ¿Qué Nos Pide el Señor?

Click here for daily readings Today we hear the story of the widow’s mite. Jesus watches the wealthy put their gifts in the basket and then observes the poor widow putting her two coins into the basket also. He is struc...

Oct 27 2023

I Didn’t Want To Say That! / ¡No Quería Decir Eso!

Click here for daily readings How many times have you said that to yourself? Unfortunately, I have many times. As I opened up the readings for today, the first reading from Romans made a lot of sense to me. Saint Paul was cha...

Sep 27 2023

Get Ready! / ¡Prepárate!

Click here for daily readings I don’t think I ever commented on Ezra before but this one really got me! Can you imagine wanting to go to church but feeling so unworthy? The humility of Ezra is hard for me to imagine. Ho...

Aug 28 2023

Chosen / Elegidos

Click here for daily readings Have you ever really reflected on the kind of people the Lord chose to do his work? He started with guys that knew how to gut fish if they were lucky enough to catch any. He chose Andrew first, w...

Jul 27 2023

Storytelling / Narrando Cuentos

Click here for daily readings In today’s Gospel Jesus is speaking to his disciples. They are asking him why he speaks in parables? As you are reading Scripture, do you ever wonder why Jesus speaks this way to the crowds...

Jun 27 2023

The Golden Rule / La Regla de Oro

Click here for daily readings Today, Matthew 7 gives us the opportunity to once again think and act on the “golden rule”. I would dare say that a great percentage of you reading this could tell me what the golden ...

May 27 2023

Does Jesus Love Him Best? / ¿Jesús lo Ama Más a Él?

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel starts out with one of our favorite people in scripture, Peter. He is one of my heroes. Why? Because if he could make it, I’ve got a good chance to make it also! Appare...

Apr 27 2023

Where Did Phillip Go? / ¿Adónde se Fue Felipe?

Click here for daily readings I chose to comment on today’s First Reading from Acts. Why? Mostly nostalgia. When I started Deacon formation classes in the mid 90’s they named each group after a Deacon from Scriptu...

Mar 27 2023

Joy In the Dirt! / ¡Alegría en el Lodo!

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel is one that we have heard often. I would dare say that many of us look at this in many different ways. Some believe that this whole story was a setup to put Jesus in a very u...

Feb 27 2023

Visiting the Imprisoned / Visitando a los Encarcelados

Click here for daily readings If you or I ever wished that Jesus would personally tell us what he wishes for us to do, it is the above reading that makes it very clear. Jesus talks to us about feeding the hungry and thirsty, ...

Jan 27 2023

The Growing Seed / La Semilla Creciente

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel reading is a parable we have heard many times. Jesus uses a teaching style that he wishes us to use. He is speaking to a group of common folk who are mostly uneducated. He is...