Category Archives: Inspiration Daily

Mar 25 2026

“I Am the Handmaid of the Lord” / “Yo soy la esclava del Señor”

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel is the pivot point in all of human history, all of salvation history, all of eternity. Everything hinges on this moment when an angel brings a stupendous message to a young virgin in Galilee. Everything has been leading up to this moment, all of history ...

Mar 24 2026

Because I Said So / Porque te lo he dicho

Click here for daily readings “Because I said so.” Kids are flummoxed by this response. So much so that many of us, having heard it as children, swore that we would never say it to our own kids. Then, life humbles us, and there we are: Why no fo...

Mar 23 2026

“Neither do I condemn you” / “Yo tampoco te condeno”

Click here for daily readings Jesus did not condemn her. The Pharisees wanted her stoned. They were requesting her death for this sin and I suspect would have been okay with throwing some of those stones if given the chance. How often do we want to throw stones? So often. It’s really easy to see […...

Mar 22 2026

Jesus’ Timing / El momento de Jesús

Jesus loved Mary, Martha, and Lazarus, so He waited. This is such a difficult passage to swallow. Like Martha who cries to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died,” we, too, cry out to Jesus when the answers we seek are long in coming. I found the disciples’ reaction […]

Mar 21 2026

Full Hearts / Corazones llenos

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel presents us with three groups of people: The crowd, the Pharisees and the guards. The crowd was on fire with Jesus’ teaching. Their hearts were full. Then pride gets in the way. They stop thinking about how they felt and an argument breaks out. The guards...

Mar 20 2026

God’s Guiding Hand / La guía de Dios

Click here for daily readings For me, Lent is a time to think about the moral life and how well I am doing when it comes to moral decisions. Often, when we take time to reflect on where we are at, we can start to see the faith as quite suppressi...

Mar 19 2026

The Quiet Strength of St. Joseph / La fortaleza silenciosa de San José

Click here for daily readings My son Joseph studies engineering at a university thirty minutes from our home. He lives on campus, but when he returns to our noisy home, his quiet calm is palpable. He slips in the side door, a slight smile on his face, arms laden with a backpack and a basket […]

Mar 18 2026

The Lord is gracious and merciful / El Señor es compasivo y misericordioso

Click here for daily readings Today’s readings had me reflecting on God’s infinite love for us, for He gave His life to save us from sin. During certain times of our life, we may enter into a dark stage when we see our own needs above all else. We distance ourselves from God and stop […]

Mar 17 2026

Do You Want to Be Well? / ¿Quieres curarte?

Click here for daily readings Thirty-eight years…The man in today’s Gospel had been ill for thirty-eight years. I inhale deeply when I hear that number. Thirty-eight was the age when I was diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer, a diagnosis that found me running to the Divine Healer’s river of me...

Mar 16 2026

The Heart of Christ / El corazón de Cristo

Click here for daily readings “This was the second sign Jesus did when he came to Galilee.” First the water into wine; now the healing of the soldier’s son. There is more than one parallel between these two miracles, parallels that reveal to us something important about the Heart of Our Lord. The f...

Mar 15 2026

Expect the Unexpected! / ¡Esperar lo inesperado!

Click here for daily readings Both the first reading and the Gospel point to the same theme – God is full of surprises. And His Son is as well. We see the outward appearance of people and make decisions about them. Or are we judging? You may know certain people more intimately, so there are […]

Mar 14 2026

God Just Wants You / Dios solo te quiere a ti

Click here for daily readings “All who exalt themselves will be humbled, but all who humble themselves will be exalted.” (Luke 18:14) It’s a phrase that’s made its way into everyday wisdom—even outside of religious settings. We say things like: ...

Mar 13 2026

The Greatest Commandment / El Gran Mandamiento

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel appears in the early days of Holy Week when Jesus is preaching in Jerusalem and being questioned by the chief priests, scribes, and elders. The answer to today’s question, which is often referred to as the Greatest Commandment, is one any catechist might ...

Mar 12 2026

There is No Lukewarm / No hay un entremedio

Click here for daily readings Would we have believed it? If we had been among the crowd that witnessed the miracle in today’s Gospel, would we have stood amazed at the power of God, or would we have been looking for the trick? Do we try to ratio...

Mar 11 2026

Teach With Words / Enseñar con palabras

Click here for daily readings I think St. Francis Assisi would be a little upset with the often attributed (but not historically verified) quote: “Preach the Gospel always, when necessary, use words.” We are absolutely called to preach the Gospel with our lives. However, Jesus tells us very specific...

Mar 10 2026

Forgiving Doesn’t Mean Forgetting / Perdonar no significa olvidar

Click here for daily readings I love the scene in The Chosen that tells the story in today’s Gospel. Peter makes no bones about how resentful he is of Matthew and his tax-collecting ways. As he grapples with this unavoidable relationship, he confides in Jesus. Jesus, loving both Matthew and Peter,...

Mar 09 2026

Loving the Unknown / Amar a los desconocidos

Click here for daily readings “We’re super big in Europe” was my nascent band’s favorite way of coping with the fact that very few people had heard of us, let alone deigned to attend our shows. We were in fact not popular in Europe. We could better be described as Bob Dylan’s bio pic: “A […]

Mar 08 2026

The Ripple Effects of Encountering Christ / El efecto dominó del encuentro con Cristo

Allison Gingras (www.ReconciledToYou.com ) shares an everyday Catholic faith with humor and honesty. Her writing includes The Handy Little Guide to Novenas (OSV), Encountering Signs of Faith (Ave Maria Press), the Stay Connected Journals for Catholic Women (OSV), and her newest book, Jesus Heals (OS...

Mar 07 2026

The Comforts of Home / Las comodidades del hogar

Click here for daily readings After a long journey, it is always nice to have someone pick you up from the airport so you can feel like you are home before you arrive. No waiting for a taxi. You see your loved one and smile with joy, and are whisked away in the comfort of […]

Mar 06 2026

Life as a Vineyard / La vida como una viña

Click here for daily readings In today’s Gospel, Jesus preaches a parable about a landowner and his vineyard, more specifically, about the tenants he assigned to care for the vineyard. I’ve seen and heard many reflections about this parable but ...