Category Archives: Erin Madden

Apr 05 2019

Show Me

Click here for daily readings Let’s be honest. Who actually remembers the responsorial psalm when walking out of Mass? I know I tend to forget the response halfway through the psalm itself, let alone remember what was sun...

Mar 08 2019

Hold Fast to Fasting

Click here for daily readings I had an issue with the Friday after Ash Wednesday. I mean, we just did the whole “no meat” thing two days ago and now we have to do it again? Then, I would remember that at least we don...

Feb 21 2019

What’s in a Name?

Click here for daily readings There was a lot of confusion in the New Testament about who exactly Jesus was. Yes, He was the son of Joseph, the carpenter, but there were a lot of other outside whispers that caused a lot of confu...

Feb 06 2019

The Struggle is Real

Click here for daily readings Trying to write this post, the struggle is real. I’ve sat down to these readings and this Google Doc three, four, five times already and still find myself struggling to find the right words. T...

Jan 18 2019

Paralyzed

Click here for daily readings We are all paralyzed. Not necessarily in the physical sense but mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Paralyzed by fear. By tragedy. By anxiety. By overthinking. By addiction. By sin. By Sat...

Jan 07 2019

Trust and a Test

Click here for daily readings Usually, when I go through the daily readings, I am drawn immediately to the Gospel. Not today, however. Today, my eyes go to the first reading from the first letter of John for a couple of reasons....

Dec 20 2018

The Unsung Hero of Advent

Click here for daily readings My eyes lit up when I saw today’s Gospel reading: the Annunciation. I could talk about Mary forever. For the sake of your attention span (and mine as I sit here and write), I won’t. Or, ...

Dec 07 2018

Pity and Faith

Click here for daily readings Son of David, have pity on us. We hear this phrase frequently in the Gospels. Today, we hear these words out of the mouths of blind men in the Gospel of Matthew. Although they could not have seen th...

Nov 26 2018

Spirit of Giving

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel is short and sweet and yet beautiful deep and reflective. “He said, ‘I tell you truly, this poor widow put in more than all the rest; for those others have all made ...