Category Archives: Inspiration Daily

Dec 14 2022

Humble Expectation / Expectativa Humilde

Click here for daily reading “Let justice descend, O heavens, like dew from above… Let the earth open and salvation bud forth” (Isa 45:8). This line from Isaiah, used in both our First Reading and our P...

Dec 13 2022

Did You Fall For the Trap Too? / ¿También Caíste en la Trampa?

Click here for daily readings Jesus is so clever and sees so well into the hearts of his children. In the Gospel, Jesus poses a question: “A man had two sons. He came to the first and said, ‘Son, go out and work i...

Dec 12 2022

Our Lady of Guadalupe / Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe

Click here for daily readings We are blessed to be able to send our children to our parish’s Catholic grade school. Different grades are in charge of different annual celebrations throughout the year. 3rd grade alwa...

Dec 11 2022

Prepare the Way / Preparar el Camino

Click here for daily readings In today’s Gospel, Jesus reminded the people what God had promised: “I am sending my messenger ahead of you; he will prepare your way before you.” And Jesus confirmed that t...

Dec 10 2022

Spiritual Power / Poder Espiritual

Click here for daily readings The First Reading today lists some of the more profound miracles attributed to the prophet Elijah in the Old Testament. Elijah was a prophet who brought in an era of miracles and was succeede...

Dec 09 2022

What Juan Diego Teaches Us / Lo que Juan Diego Nos Enseña

Click here for daily readings It’s always interesting when you have one of those breakdown moments. You know what I’m talking about. Those times when you melt down into a blubbery mess of tears, frustration an...

Dec 08 2022

The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary / La Inmaculada Concepción de la Virgen María

Click here for daily readings Let us pause for a minute and reflect on how the Blessed Virgin Mary was given the grace of being Immaculate not because she said yes to Christ at the Annunciation but rather because of her I...

Dec 07 2022

Under His Yoke / Bajo Su Yugo

Click here for daily readings Those who do not labor and are not burdened are the ones who have others to do their work for them or refuse to do any (they are burdened in another way, but that’s another reflection)...

Dec 06 2022

Our Good Shepherd / El Buen Pastor

Click here for daily readings What shepherd feeds his sheep with his own blood? But Christ feeds us with His own Blood and in all things unites us to Himself. – St. John Chrysostom In today’s Gospel, we ...

Dec 05 2022

Here is Your God Who Comes to Save You / Aquí Está tu Dios que Viene a Salvarte

Click here for daily readings It’s funny the things you remember from your childhood. Like the images from movies, lines from a quirky joke or the faces your siblings used to make. But when it comes to Advent, one song in ...

Dec 04 2022

Waiting / Esperar

Click here for daily readings Many years ago, on a bright and perfect Michigan morning, my husband and father-in-law decided to take our 14 foot daysailer out on a channel that led to Lake Michigan. Since the boat was too...

Dec 03 2022

An Interested God / Un Dios Interesado

Click here for daily readings God is often thought of or portrayed as a hands off CEO who created the world and then left it to figure everything out on its own. I have heard this used as a defense for why evil exists, be...

Dec 02 2022

Whom Should I Fear? / ¿A Quién Debo Temer?

Click here for daily readings “The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom should I fear? The Lord is my life’s refuge; of whom should I be afraid?” Friday of the first week of Advent, day six of the sea...

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 30 2022

Andrew the Strong / Andrés el Fuerte

Click here for daily readings Today we celebrate the Feast of St. Andrew, who was a follower of John the Baptist; when John pointed to the Lamb of God, Andrew recognized Jesus as the Messiah, and was quick to introduce h...

Nov 29 2022

What Only A Child Could Believe / Lo Que Solo un Niño Podría Creer

Click here for daily readings In the liturgy on this third day of Advent, the Church expands our hearts to take in the length and breadth and height and depth of God’s love in Christ. We are immediately reminded, as...

Nov 28 2022

Let Us Go Rejoicing / Vamos Regocijando

Click here for daily readings Every Sunday, Catholics are bound by obligation to go to the “house of the Lord” to attend Mass. Of course, many fail to meet this obligation. Others would never dream of missing ...

Nov 27 2022

Oh Happy Day….Or Not! / Qué Día Tan Feliz, o Capaz No Tan Feliz

Click here for daily readings Oh Happy Day… Oh Happy Day, when Jesus comes, oh when he comes.. You don’t have to be a Scripture expert to see in the last couple weeks’ readings, including today’s, tha...

Nov 26 2022

Fix Your Gaze / Enfocar tu Mirada

Click here for daily readings It’s the last day of the liturgical year. It’s hard to believe, time flies so fast. Perhaps on this day, more so than on other days, it might be good to slow down and consider why...

Nov 26 2022

Giving Thanks First / Dar las Gracias Primero

Click here for daily readings Leprosy during Jesus’s time essentially meant your entire life was taken from you. You couldn’t be near your family and friends. You couldn’t be part of the community. You w...