Category Archives: Easter

May 09 2024

Those Who Believe / Aquellos Que Creen

Click here for daily reading Today is the Solemnity of the Ascension in many dioceses. Others transfer it to this coming Sunday, but I will focus on the readings for the Solemnity in this reflection. Jesus’ Ascensio...

May 08 2024

The Spirit Speaks /El Espíritu Habla

Click here for daily readings “But when he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth. He will not speak on his own, but he will speak what he hears, and will declare to you the things that are...

May 07 2024

Lose to Gain / Perder para Ganar

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel offers a unique insight into the work of sanctity in a few short lines. Jesus is talking with His apostles about how an Advocate, the Holy Spirit, will come to them. Howe...

May 06 2024

Contradictions Turned into Blessings / Contradicciones Transformadas en Bendiciones

Click here for daily readings Have you ever heard the song “Blessings” by Laura Story? It talks about blessings coming amid the storms and healing being granted through pain. These types of contradictions sometimes h...

May 05 2024

The Power of Love / El Poder del Amor

Click here for daily readings Why is it that we are “commanded” to love? Wouldn’t it be better if we were invited to love others? Isn’t it true that no one can make us love another person? And if w...

May 04 2024

We are Not of This World / No somos de este mundo

Click here for daily readings I have always been a very sensitive person, afraid of what others might think if I say or do something that is incongruent with their perspectives. I get easily offended if someone says somet...

May 03 2024

Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life / Jesús es el Camino, la Verdad y la Vida

Click here for daily readings On this First Friday of the Month, as we contemplate the love of God found in the Sacred Heart, we are drawn into the depths of the Father’s boundless love. This Great God, worthy of ou...

May 02 2024

Love and Morality / Amor y Moralidad

Click here for daily reading In today’s first reading from Acts 15, Peter and James stress the importance of God extending His covenant to the Gentiles. Rather than placing undue burden on the Gentiles by imposing o...

May 01 2024

Hardworking St. Joseph / San José Obrero

Click here for daily readings ** This reflection was reposted from Diocesan Archives. ** This day has always been one of the most special dates on my calendar. As a young adult, I made an effort to foster a close relationship wi...

Apr 30 2024

Just as the Father has Commanded / Tal Como el Padre ha Mandado

Click here for daily readings “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you… Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid.” Jesus gives us the peace that only He can give: a peace that can remain stea...

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...