Category Archives: Erin Madden

Sep 25 2024

The Lord Always Provides / El Señor Siempre Provee

Click here for daily readings ** This reflection was reposted from Diocesan Archives. ** I love the Gospel passages when Jesus summons the Twelve Apostles, gives them their mission and sends them forth. Maybe it’s b...

Jul 20 2024

Alive in Christ / Vivo en Cristo

Click here for daily readings **This reflection has been reposted from Diocesan Archives.** “Are you alive in Christ?” There was a decently loud response from the crowd, a rumbling of “Yes.” Fr. Agu...

Nov 04 2023

A Table For Who? / ¿Una Mesa para Quién?

Click here for daily readings I always love when Jesus sits down to a meal because it means that something good is about to happen or that He is about to say something important. Same goes for today’s Gospel. However...

Oct 05 2023

Step Up to the Plate / Anímate a Servir

Click here for daily readings “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest.” This line from today’s Gospel perfectly sums up one of th...

Sep 26 2023

We Are Family / Somos una Familia

Click here for daily readings *** This reflection was reposted by Diocesan Archives. *** “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and act on it.” Today’s Gospel offers us a reminder about t...

Sep 01 2023

Ready, Set, Then What? / ¿Listos? ¿Y Ahora Qué?

Click here for daily readings Readiness is a concept which we willingly embrace in life, yet we give very little thought to. If you really stop and think about it, how many times a day do we have to get ready or be ready for som...

Aug 01 2023

Being Present in Prayer / Estar Presente en la Oración

Click here for daily readings “I pray better when I’m at church.” How many times have you heard someone say that? Or, better yet, how many times have you said that yourself? I know I’m guilty. I tend to p...

Jul 01 2023

Lessons from a Centurion / Las Lecciones de un Centurión

Click here for daily readings For the first 10 years of my education, I was a Centurion. My grade school’s nickname was Centurion. Now, when I was in grade school, I didn’t entirely understand what a centurion was. T...

Jun 05 2023

Stand Up For Your Faith / Defiende Tu Fe

Click here for daily readings Part of my job at my parish is forming and preparing the eighth grade students for the Sacrament of Confirmation. I enjoy the preparation program that we use and I often find myself learning right a...

May 05 2023

Die to Rise / Morir Para Resucitar

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel reading is a popular choice for funeral Masses. In fact, I intentionally chose this Gospel for my grandma’s funeral over three years ago. It’s comforting to hear tha...

Apr 01 2023

Selfish vs. Selfless / ¿Egoísta o Desinteresado?

Click here for daily readings The end is near. As we round the corner on these final days of Lent and head toward Holy Week and Easter, today’s readings take a turn. For context, in the verses prior to today’s Gospel...

Mar 02 2023

The Best Gift Ever Received / El Mejor Regalo Jamás Recibido

Click here for daily readings “What’s the best Christmas or birthday gift you’ve ever received?” I posed this question to my Confirmation candidates in small groups recently, as a good way to start thinki...

Feb 01 2023

Disciplined Disciples / Discípulos Disciplinados

Click here for daily readings It’s no coincidence that the words “discipline” and “disciple” both have the same Latin root of “discipulus,” which means follower, disciple, student, pupil...

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...

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...

Dec 01 2022

Laying the Groundwork / Poner el Cimiento

Click here for daily readings Advent is such a beautiful time for us as Catholics to pause and reflect on where we are at in our life of faith. It is a time of expectancy, of watching and waiting for the coming of the Lord Jesus...

Nov 17 2022

Knowing Christ, Our Peace / Conociéndo a Cristo, Nuestro Paz

Click here for daily readings In the Bible I keep on my desk at work, today’s Gospel passage has the heading “The Lament of Jerusalem.” That makes sense. Throughout the whole passage, Jesus is certainly lamenti...

Nov 08 2022

Order Up! / Ya Está Lista la Orden

Click here for daily readings Today’s readings can be a bit harsh; however, it is all laid out for us. We are essentially given a good examination of conscience in the First Reading, followed by a good reminder of our goal...

Oct 05 2022

Mercy / La Misericordia

Click here for daily readings “And fear nothing, dear soul, whoever you are; the greater the sinner, the greater his right to Your mercy, O Lord.” Today is, quite possibly, one of my favorite feast days –...

Sep 02 2022

Case Closed / Caso Cerrado

Click here for daily readings I had such trouble trying to decide what to write about today. There’s so many good themes across all the readings – conversion, light in darkness, newness, etc. However, I decided to bi...