Category Archives: Inspiration Daily

Apr 17 2026

Trust and Surrender / Confianza y entrega

Click here for daily readings Although my husband and I have been married for forty-six years, I still enjoy hearing some of his childhood stories about growing up in a family of ten children, where everything ran smoothly. Every few weeks, my husband went with Mom to the commissary while his two ol...

Apr 16 2026

Believe It, Live It / Créelo, Vívelo

Click here for daily readings There are many days when I sit with my Bible and I am puzzled. What is God trying to say? Why can’t Paul be clearer? Did Jesus mean that the way I think He did, or in some other way, because this does not make sense to me. But today’s […]

Apr 15 2026

Into the Light / Hacia la luz

Click here for daily readings “For God so loved the world…” (John 3:16) Pretty much everyone knows this Bible verse. Even if you asked someone with no religious affiliation of any kind if they knew any Scripture, they’d probably be able to...

Apr 14 2026

The Wind and the Holy Spirit / El viento y el Espíritu Santo

Click here for daily readings “The wind blows where it wills, and you can hear the sound it makes, but you do not know from where it comes from or where it goes; so it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit” (John 3:8). If a Chinese restaurant took the above passage, subtracted […]

Apr 13 2026

The Power of Baptism / El poder del bautismo

Click here for daily readings I always find it interesting in the Gospels that people get very confused about seemingly simple statements. It is easy to look back and wonder how certain people, in today’s case, Nicodemus, can get things so wrong...

Apr 12 2026

A Well of Mercy / Un pozo de misericordia

Click here for daily readings How I wish I could be Thomas at the moment when Jesus says, “Put your finger here and see my hands, and bring your hand and put it into my side” (John 20:27). Thomas touched Divine Mercy when he touched Christ’s sid...

Apr 11 2026

Go Into the World and Preach! / Ir por todo el mundo a predicar

Click here for daily readings Why is it so hard for us to speak about our Lord? He has given up everything for us. Despite the many miracles and abundant proof that we have, we can be avoidant, passive and lukewarm. I have often told myself that...

Apr 10 2026

It is the Lord! / ¡Es el Señor!

Click here for daily readings Lately one of my children has been calling me out on things quite a bit. “Mommy, you lied.” “Mommy, you used a bad word.” “Mommy, you yelled at me.” And while the lying may have actually been something I said I would do and then forgot, and the bad word […]

Apr 09 2026

Resting in the Peace of Christ / Descansando en la paz de Cristo

Click here for daily readings As I settle into a pew to spend time in adoration, my worry and anxieties for the day riddle my body with tension, and my mind is clouded and busy. When my eyes settle on Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament on the altar, I take a deep breath. My pulse […]

Apr 08 2026

Walking with Jesus / Caminando con Jesús

Click here for daily readings Let’s not only contemplate the original travelers in today’s Gospel walking along the Road to Emmaus, but let us go one step further and see ourselves walking along this road. First, begin considering the two weary disciples, hearts heavy with disappointment, their hope...

Apr 07 2026

Sent by Jesus / Enviado por Jesús

Click here for daily readings When the disciples came to inspect the tomb, they did not find Jesus’ body there, and they went away. They were full of action, running to the tomb, finding nothing, then leaving. But Mary of Magdala remained behind, weeping. She was still, crying, bending over into the...

Apr 06 2026

Crossing the Bridge / Cruzar el puente

Click here for daily readings Driving up Iron Bridge Road for the first time, I was terrified. This road in my New Jersey neighborhood shoots straight up the mountain, cresting at a one-lane bridge. I call it Scary Bridge because you cannot see the other side while crossing…you only hope you’ll make...

Apr 05 2026

Run to Him / Corra hacia Él

Click here for daily readings Today’s passage begins with “On the first day of the week…” In Jesus’ time, the Jewish calendar considered the Sabbath (Saturday) as the last day of the week. This was based on the Old Testament understanding of creation, when God rested on the seventh day and blessed i...

Apr 04 2026

Easter: An Encounter that Changes Our Lives / La Pascua: Un encuentro que cambia nuestras vidas

Click here for daily readings Mary Magdalene and the other Mary quietly set out to the place of their sorrow, where their Lord was laid in a tomb. What were the thoughts that swirled around in their hearts during the early hours after the Sabbat...

Apr 03 2026

Good Friday / Viernes Santo

Click here for daily readings As we hear the Passion narrative read, it may be hard for us to enter into it because it is so familiar. The scourging is familiar. The crown of thorns is familiar. The mocking is familiar. The crucifix is familiar. The spear is familiar. Because of this familiarity, we...

Apr 02 2026

A Gift Received / Un don recibido

Click here for daily reading Today, Holy Thursday, we celebrate the Institution of the Eucharist, and we hear of the washing of the feet. The Eucharist is an unfathomable gift, God in the flesh, His Body and Blood, acting in us for our holiness and salvation. The washing of the feet was another gift...

Apr 01 2026

Ears to Hear / Oídos para escuchar

Click here for daily readings “Morning after morning he opens my ear that I may hear; and I have not rebelled, have not turned back” (Isaiah 50:4-5). Isaiah’s suffering servant from today’s first reading captures three key points for our consideration. First, discipleship is a day to day commitment...

Mar 31 2026

It Was Night / Era de noche

Click here for daily readings It is Tuesday of Holy Week. We are nearing the holiest days of the year, the Triduum, and after hearing the Gospel of the Passion last Sunday, our hearts should be aching with anticipation of the events we are calle...

Mar 30 2026

Let Her Keep This / Deja que guarde esto

Click here for daily readings After Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead, He returns to Bethany and dines with Lazarus and his sisters. Mary lavishes Jesus’ feet with costly aromatic nard. Around them, crowds press in to gawk at the miracle worker and see for themselves the man who, rumor has it, sta...

Mar 29 2026

A Week to Feel His Profound Love / Una semana para sentir su profundo amor

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel reading reveals the depths of divine love through Jesus’ suffering and sacrifice. This passage is enormously long! As we stand to listen to the Gospel proclaimed during Mass, you may feel your knees b...