Category Archives: Easter

Apr 29 2024

St. Catherine of Siena / Santa Catalina de Siena

Click here for daily readings Today is the feast day of St. Catherine of Siena, Doctor of the Church. Throughout her life, St. Catherine was a prolific writer. She composed many prayers, including the following to the Hol...

Apr 28 2024

Sharing the Faith / Compartir la Fe

Click here for daily readings The beauty of this Easter season is that the Word became flesh, died for our sins, conquered death, and gives us access to the Father. Each of these remarkable events point to the fact that o...

Apr 27 2024

Comfort in His Word / Encontrando Consuelo en su Palabra

Click here for daily readings **This reflection has been reposted from Diocesan Archives.** In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus is sharing with his disciples that if they know Him, then they know the Father. Philip goe...

Apr 26 2024

The Warmth of a Fire / El Calor de una Fogata

Click here for daily readings Last fall I began working at a Christian facility with a homey, country feel to it. The basic structures were all built in a log cabin style and the grounds were truly an oasis. One of their favorit...

Apr 25 2024

Encouragement at Work in the World / La Motivación Obrando en el Mundo

Click here for daily readings It’s great to see some results for the work you put in. For example, if you are trying to get to a healthier weight, it’s quite rewarding to know that your efforts to improv...

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 ...

Apr 22 2024

Do You Recognize Jesus When He Calls Your Name? / ¿Reconoces a Jesús Cuando te Llama por tu Nombre?

Click here for daily readings “My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish.” In the time of Jesus, the families of a village often kept t...

Apr 21 2024

Different Expressions of Faith and Worship / Diferentes Expresiones de Fe y Adoración

Click here for daily reading God’s vision to St. Peter centers on the command to eat animals that Jewish law did not permit them to eat. Peter understandably recoils when God tells him to slaughter the animals and e...

Apr 20 2024

Shepherding Our Hearts to the Father’s / Pastoreando el Corazón Hacia el Corazón de Dios Padre

Click here for daily readings The Holy Spirit is burning within Peter, the first of the Apostles, as he proclaims the truth about Jesus to the leaders of the Jews in today’s First Reading: Jesus Christ is the stone ...

Apr 19 2024

To Whom Shall We Go? / ¿A Quién Iremos?

Click here for daily readings Recently, we listened to a priest talk about the Legion of Mary so that we could prayerfully discern whether or not we should begin a group in our parish. It sounded amazing. You get together...

Apr 18 2024

The Physical World Matters / El Mundo Físico También es Importante

Click here for daily readings In the Gospel reading today, we see how the physical realities of this world mean something to Jesus. He tells us that we must eat his body and drink his blood to have eternal life. At the La...

Apr 17 2024

I am the Bread of Life / Yo Soy el Pan de Vida

Click here for daily readings The Eucharist is truly Jesus, body, blood, soul and divinity! Do you doubt the real presence of the Eucharist? When asked the most quoted verse in all the Bible, we turn to “This is my ...

Apr 17 2024

God’s True Nourishment / El Verdadero Alimento de Dios

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel is taken from John chapter 6. Throughout these verses the people are seeking a sign – tangible proof that would validate Jesus as the Messiah. The peoples’ in...

Apr 16 2024

What Is Life? / ¿Qué es la vida?

Click here for daily readings Shortly after the breakup of the Beatles, George Harrison released a peppy little single entitled “What Is Life” — with no punctuation, so we don’t know for sure if it...

Apr 15 2024

Letting Go / Dejando los Apegos

Click here for daily reading Our readings today describe the Jews’ encounter with St. Stephen and Jesus’ Bread of Life Discourse, in which He invited the crowds to eat His flesh and drink His blood. It is the ...

Apr 14 2024

The Wounds of Christ / Las Heridas de Cristo

Click here for daily readings Back in 2007, a group of researchers compared the amount of food consumed between two groups. They were curious to discover if the evidence of food already eaten (in this case, individuals we...

Apr 13 2024

Calming Jesus / Jesús nos Tranquiliza

Click here for daily readings The Sea of Galilee is tempestuous. It is located amid mountains and storms can come over the hills unexpectedly and stir up the waters. One moment it may be calm and sunny and then the ...

Apr 12 2024

Rejoice!! / ¡¡Alégrate!!

Click here for daily readings As Catholic Christians we celebrate several weeks of Easter joy with readings from the Acts of the Apostles. The first reading today brings the joy of Jesus’ resurrection to the forefro...

Apr 11 2024

Meditating with Scripture / Meditando con las Escrituras

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel reading is packed with wisdom. One way to read Scripture is simply to spend time meditating verse by verse, and this passage provides a lot of material. Let’s consi...

Apr 10 2024

Choose Light / Elige la Luz

Click here for daily readings Recently, I was teaching a group of students about the Mass. We had reached the end of the Liturgy and were focused on the dismissal: “Go and proclaim the Gospel with your life.” ...