Category Archives: Erin Madden

Aug 24 2022

Extend the Invitation / Extender la Invitación

Click here for daily readings Come and see. When I heard this phrase for the first time, it was used in the context of a discernment retreat. A “Come and See” retreat is an opportunity offered to discerners to do ex...

Aug 01 2022

First Things First / Lo Primero es Lo Primero

Click here for daily readings I love Catholic memorabilia. I can’t control myself in Catholic bookstores and I usually don’t walk out of one without spending at least $100 on books and other cool merchandise. My wat...

Jul 18 2022

What Does That Say? / ¿Qué Dice Eso?

Click here for daily readings We see signs all over the place. Signs that tell us to stop our cars at an intersection, signs that tell us where to cross the street, signs that tell us the name of a street. Our daily lives are i...

Jul 06 2022

Called By Name / Llamado Por Nombre

Click here for daily readings We all have that experience of someone trying to talk to us but we are distracted by our thoughts or our actions and so it only barely registers. More often than not, the only thing that catches ou...

Apr 24 2022

Mercy Across the Ages

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.” This quote from St. Faustina Kowalska is one of my absolute favorit...

Mar 25 2022

Trust In And Through Mary’s Fiat

Click here for daily readings My word of the year is “fiat.” When I saw that word pop up on my phone screen, I froze. Instantly, I was scared of this word. Why? Because of today’s Gospel. Through Mary&r...

Mar 18 2022

In The Vineyard

Click here for daily readings How has your Lent been so far? We’re just over two weeks into this liturgical season so it’s a good time for us to pause and evaluate. How are your chosen sacrifices going: strong or h...

Dec 26 2021

What Once Was Lost

Click here for daily readings The parish where I grew up, where I made all my sacraments and where I first became a youth minister is called Holy Family Church. So, for the longest time, this Sunday’s celebration was my ...

Dec 01 2021

Long for Advent

Click here for daily readings Ah, the early days of Advent and a new liturgical year. There is so much anticipation in the air of the great upcoming feast, the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord. Our Church is brimming with...

Nov 18 2021

Shed Some Tears

Click here for daily readings At significant moments in the Gospels, Jesus weeps. He weeps at the sight of his friend Lazarus dead in his tomb. He weeps when praying in the garden the night before his crucifixion. It is ...

Nov 05 2021

The (Dis)honest Steward

Click here for daily readings Why would the master commend the dishonest steward? And what did the steward do that would be considered prudent? If you are like me, you are probably confused by today’s Gospel and may find...

Oct 29 2021

At the Table

Click here for daily readings There are so many lessons and real-life applications that we can find in Scripture, especially in Jesus’ life and teachings in the Gospels. Today’s Gospel, for me, contains a particula...

Oct 13 2021

Judge Much?

Click here for daily readings The theme across today’s First Reading and Gospel could not be any clearer – it’s all about judgment. You could ask Christians and non-Christians alike if it’s right to jud...

Sep 22 2021

The Lord Provides

Click here for daily readings I love the Gospel passages when Jesus summons the Twelve apostles, gives them their mission and sends them forth. Maybe it’s because I work for the Church and can easily see myself in their ...

Sep 13 2021

What It Means To Be A Centurion

Click here for daily readings The Catholic grade school I attended had a bit of an unusual nickname: the Centurion. As a young child, I didn’t understand the significance of such a nickname. (It didn’t get much eas...

Aug 28 2021

Lend Your Talents to God’s Kingdom

Click here for daily readings The parable of the talents can sometimes be a difficult Gospel to wrap our heads around … but it doesn’t have to be. I think that some people can get hung up on the fact that this Gos...

Aug 14 2021

Making Him Known

Click here for daily readings **Due to server issues, this post was not published on 8/11/21, so we are posting it now.** “For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the midst of them.”&...

Jul 29 2021

Martha and Mary Moments

Click here for daily readings One of the newer memorials in the Roman Catholic Church, today we celebrate Saints Martha, Mary and Lazarus. Previously, only Saint Martha was celebrated on July 29; however, back in January, Pope...

Jul 17 2021

Alive

Click here for daily readings “Are you alive in Christ?” There was a decently loud response from the crowd, a rumbling of “Yes.” Fr. Agustino Torres wasn’t satisfied with that response, thou...

Jun 14 2021

Response Required

Click here for daily readings I remember studying today’s Gospel passage all the way back in high school – my sophomore year spring semester New Testament class, to be exact. We obviously spent a lot of time ...