Category Archives: Lent

Mar 18 2023

Our True Selves / Nuestro Verdadero Yo

Click here for daily readings Every person’s life is a journey. We start out as babies and grow into our true selves. And if we’re honest with ourselves, we realize that our “selves” aren’t r...

Mar 17 2023

In Love with the Lord / Enamorados de Nuestro Señor

Click here for daily readings My husband and I had an arranged marriage. Kind of. In the course of my life-long faith in Christ, there have only been a couple of times I “heard” Him speak clearly to me. The mo...

Mar 16 2023

Shine Before Others / Haz Brillar Tu Luz

Click here for daily reading “This is the nation that does not listen to the voice of the Lord, its God, or take correction. Faithfulness has disappeared; the word itself is banished from their speech” (Jer. 7...

Mar 15 2023

Staying on the Straight and Narrow/ Mantenerse en el Camino Recto

Click here for daily readings We are in the middle of Lent. How is it going? Phenomenally great? Meh? Either way, we continue to move forward, and today’s Gospel is a big help. Jesus tells us what we need to do to b...

Mar 14 2023

The Call to Forgiveness / El Llamado al Perdón

Click here for daily readings This Gospel story touches on a very important topic, the importance of asking for God to forgive us and, in return, sharing forgiveness and mercy with others. Peter begins by asking Jesus how...

Mar 13 2023

Accepting God’s Will / Aceptar la Voluntad de Dios

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel points to a paradox in the Bible that I don’t see addressed often enough. On the one hand, Jesus tells us things like, “ask and you will receive” in Mat...

Mar 12 2023

To Never Be Thirsty Again / Para Nunca Más Volver a Tener Sed

Click here for daily readings “Our hearts are restless until they rest in thee oh Lord.”- St. Augustine I’m currently out on maternity leave and have had so much more recognition of how much we rely on o...

Mar 11 2023

The Lost and Found / Perdido y Encontrado

Click here for daily readings The story of the Prodigal Son is one of Jesus’ most famous parables. Many of Jesus’ parables are a few brief verses, but here He chooses to include many details and paints a vivid...

Mar 10 2023

God’s Infinite & Individual Love / El Amor Infinito e Individual de Dios

Click here for daily readings Exactly one decade ago today, I became a mom. It seems surreal that my son is now into double digits, that his feet are almost the same size as mine and he is only a few inches shorter than me. It a...

Mar 09 2023

Even if Someone Should Rise From the Dead / Incluso si Alguien Se Resucitara de Entre los Muertos

Click here for daily readings Rich and poor, healthy and sick, comfortable and struggling, those who give orders and those who must obey them, the powerful and the powerless… What do all these categories mean in t...

Mar 08 2023

The Son of Man Came to Give His Life / El Hijo del Hombre Vino a Dar su Vida

Click here for daily readings In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus tells His apostles that “the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give His life as a ransom for many.” If we want to kno...

Mar 07 2023

Follow the Lord / Seguir al Señor

Click here for daily readings In writing these blog posts, it can be so easy for me to fall into the trap discussed in today’s Gospel. While I am a member of the laity, these blog posts make me someone preaching the Word t...

Mar 06 2023

Reflecting the Divine: Be Merciful / Ser Reflejo de lo Divino: Ser Misericordioso

Click here for daily readings When God created humanity, he did so in his image and likeness (Gen 1:26). St. Augustine preached that there is certainly a gap between God and humanity such that humanity’s reflection ...

Mar 05 2023

Faith and Action / La Fe y la Acción

Click here for daily readings During this season of Lent, I think one of the images that comes up frequently is a desert. We perhaps think about Jesus fasting for 40 days in the desert or about the suffering of the Israel...

Mar 04 2023

Jesus Wants to Transform Us / Jesús Quiere Transformarnos

Click here for daily readings As part of my penance a priest told me to pray for a person who’d hurt me. It was a big hurt, one that took much out of me and required many long processing conversations. My feelings t...

Mar 03 2023

Peace be with You / La Paz Esté Con Ustedes

Click here for daily readings The Sign of Peace can be a struggle. We are in the midst of the Eucharistic prayer, preparing our hearts and minds to receive Jesus; body, blood, soul, and divinity and the Eucharistic prayer...

Mar 02 2023

The Best Gift Ever Received / El Mejor Regalo Jamás Recibido

Click here for daily readings “What’s the best Christmas or birthday gift you’ve ever received?” I posed this question to my Confirmation candidates in small groups recently, as a good way to start thinki...

Mar 01 2023

Return to Me/ Volver a Mi

Click here for daily readings There is an interesting dynamic in the readings for today. The tension is real. The message from the verse before the Gospel is clear, “Even now, says the Lord, return to me with your w...

Feb 28 2023

An Outward Approach / Mirando Para Afuera

Click here for daily readings Perhaps we’re not ready. Perhaps we feel unprepared. Perhaps our hearts are still restless. Perhaps we are still in a post-holiday slump. But ready or not, here we are, and we can take ...

Feb 27 2023

Visiting the Imprisoned / Visitando a los Encarcelados

Click here for daily readings If you or I ever wished that Jesus would personally tell us what he wishes for us to do, it is the above reading that makes it very clear. Jesus talks to us about feeding the hungry and thirsty, ...