Category Archives: Easter

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.” ...

Apr 09 2024

Family Unity / Unidad familiar

Click here for daily readings ” The community of believers was of one heart and one mind.” Imagine for just a moment the founding of a family company. The excitement in the air that comes from branching ...

Apr 08 2024

Truly Favored / Verdaderamente Favorecida

Click here for daily readings “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.” What an interesting choice of words from the Angel Gabriel – “favor with God.” This has to be where ...

Apr 07 2024

Peace Be With You / La Paz Esté con Ustedes

Click here for daily readings Chapter 20 of the Gospel of John emphasizes Peace and the Holy Spirit abiding within us. Christ’s first word following His death is “Peace”. I do not find that I am naturall...

Apr 06 2024

Living Easter to the Max / Vivir la Pascua al Máximo

Click here for daily readings Alleluia! He is Risen! Christ has Risen indeed! In our fast-paced culture, we often want to skip from one great event to another. Once Christmas is done, we move right into Valentine’s D...

Apr 05 2024

The Great Catch / La Pesca Milagrosa

Click here for daily readings This passage beautifully reflects on the restoration of Peter’s relationship with Jesus, emphasizing the profound mercy and forgiveness found in His Most Loving and Sacred Heart. It dra...

Apr 04 2024

Look at My Hands and My Feet / Miren Mis Manos y Mis Pies

Click here for daily readings Alleluia! He is risen. The Anointed One, Crucified One, the Pierced One, is now the Risen One. We have pondered and prepared for 40 days, and now we celebrate for 50 days, beginning with thes...

Apr 03 2024

We Need to be Loved More Than Heard / Necesitamos Ser Amados Más Que Escuchados

Click here for daily readings “‘Stay with us, for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over.’ So [Jesus] went in to stay with them. And it happened that, while he was with them at table, he to...

Apr 02 2024

Known by Name / Conocido por Nombre

Click here for daily readings Do you remember a time when your name was uttered and you felt pure joy? Maybe it was a friend across the street. Maybe it was someone you ran into out and about. Maybe it was a family member...

Apr 01 2024

Fearful, yet Overjoyed / Temerosos, Pero Llenos de Alegría

Click here for daily readings Happy Easter! Christ has conquered death and given us new life; let us praise him, Alleluia! Matthew tells us that Mary Magdalene and the other Mary left Jesus’ tomb to run quickly to t...

Mar 31 2024

God’s Divine Plan / El Plan Divino de Dios

Click here for daily readings “God, infinitely perfect and blessed in himself, in a plan of sheer goodness, freely created man to make him share in his own blessed life. For this reason, at every time and in every p...

May 28 2023

Pentecost and Captain America / Pentecostés y el Capitán América

Click here for daily readings In the movie, Captain America, Steve is a young man of strong character who wants to work for justice in the world, in spite of his evident lack of bulk and brawn. Steve has everything going ...

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...

May 26 2023

A Tale of Three Evangelists / La Historia de Tres Evangelistas

Click here for daily readings I always enjoy the readings from the Acts of the Apostles that we hear during the Easter season. While the Epistles are full of wisdom, they can be difficult to understand or subject to inter...

May 25 2023

God Loves Me, We Can Each Say It / Dios Me Ama, Todos Lo Podemos Decir

Click here for daily readings God loves you. But I don’t feel God’s love. God loves you. But how could God love me when I’ve messed up? God loves you. But how can I know God loves me? Really know for cer...

May 24 2023

Truth and Joy / Verdad y Alegría

Click here for daily readings Whenever Jesus lifts his eyes to heaven to address his Father, we are allowed a glimpse into the deep desires of his Heart, burning and motivated by love alone, love for the Father and love ...

May 23 2023

The Perfect Evangelist / El Evangelista Perfecto

Click here for daily readings In the Gospel today there is a beautiful conversation between Jesus Christ and God the Father. Jesus is the perfect evangelist, stating that he has revealed the name of God to all people. It ...

May 22 2023

Peace in Me / La Paz en Cristo

Click here for daily readings “I have told you this so that you might have peace in me. In the world you will have trouble, but take courage, I have conquered the world” (Jn 16:29-33) are among the last words ...

May 21 2023

The Great Commission / La Gran Comisión

Click here for daily readings “He would be everywhere, whenever his friends gathered to pray. He would continue to act through them just as he promised: forgiving sins, sharing mercy, bringing young and old into the...

May 20 2023

Content and Charisma / Contenido y Carisma

Click here for daily reading In our First Reading, we encounter Apollos, an eloquent Jewish convert who speaks in the synagogue. He has an interesting situation: Apollos is knowledgeable and well spoken, but he does not k...