Category Archives: Lent

Feb 17 2024

Repentance / El Arrepentimiento

Click here for daily readings It is Saturday, Feb. 17, the fourth day of Lent. We are already one-tenth of the way through the Lenten journey. Let’s face it, the Catholic Church goes all in at the beginning of Lent,...

Feb 16 2024

Being Jesus’ Disciple in Today’s World / Ser Discípulo de Jesús en el Mundo de Hoy

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel includes a passage from Matthew that states “John’s disciples came to him and said, ‘Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not...

Feb 15 2024

Deny Yourself / Negar a Ti Mismo

Click here for daily readings Lent has begun. It’s time to focus on prayer, almsgiving and fasting. My prayer and fasting this year will focus on the Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Francis, ‘Laudate Deum’...

Feb 14 2024

A Silent Proclamation on our Foreheads / Una Proclamación Silenciosa en la Frente

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel sets the tone for the whole season of Lent, a season marked deeply by self-examination and repentance, reflection and reparation, all of which are encapsulated in the rem...

Apr 08 2023

The Joy of the Resurrection / La Alegría de la Resurrección

Click here for daily readings How do you begin to describe with words the joy in the Resurrection scene? There probably aren’t any ways in spoken language to capture the raw emotion Mary Magdalene must have felt at ...

Apr 07 2023

A Time to Grieve / Es Hora Para Ser Afligidos

Click here for daily readings My friend’s son served with my husband in Iraq between 2004 and 2005. Like so many service members who returned home, he brought with him deep, psychological wounds. Tragically, he took...

Apr 06 2023

Inheritance / Nuestra Herencia

Click here for daily readings Holy Thursday is one of my favorite days in the liturgical year. The beautiful liturgies during Holy Week, the symbolism of the washing of the feet, the institution of the Holy Eucharis...

Apr 05 2023

In God We Trust / Confiar en Dios

Click here for daily readings This Lent, I am focusing on praying the Angelus at the traditional times, followed by the Litany of Trust. That means I get up a little before 6:00 am and pray while in bed (usually with my eyes clo...

Apr 04 2023

Spiritual Seasons / Temporadas Espirituales

Click here for daily readings As I write this, the days are getting shorter. In a few weeks we will ”fall behind” and the sun will set earlier. When you read this we will be on the other side, closer to the &l...

Apr 03 2023

Facing Our Own Cognitive Dissonance / Enfrentando Nuestra Propia Disonancia Cognitiva

Click here for daily readings Cognitive dissonance is the psychological term for the mental stress or discomfort we feel when we are confronted with new information which conflicts with our current ideas, beliefs or value...

Apr 02 2023

The Messiah / El Mesías

Click here for daily reading Holy Week is a dramatic week. Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and from that point forward every action is oriented toward His sacrifice on the Cross. Up to this point, He had been leading up to ...

Apr 01 2023

Selfish vs. Selfless / ¿Egoísta o Desinteresado?

Click here for daily readings The end is near. As we round the corner on these final days of Lent and head toward Holy Week and Easter, today’s readings take a turn. For context, in the verses prior to today’s Gospel...

Mar 31 2023

Shrewd as Serpents, Simple as Doves / Astutos Como Serpientes, Sencillos Como Palomas

Click here for daily reading “Behold, I am sending you like sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and simple as doves” (Matt. 10:16). As we approach Holy Week, we follow Jesus into His most in...

Mar 30 2023

In The Waiting / Mientras Esperamos

Click here for daily readings During my Lenten devotions, I have stumbled across several ideas that I have been mulling over. I was watching Fr. Mike Schmitz’s live-streamed Sunday Mass a few years ago and was taken aback ...

Mar 29 2023

Slaves And Sons / Esclavos e Hijos

Click here for daily readings How can slaves be set free if they do not know they are captive? If they are comfortable in their captivity, why would they take the risks necessary to get to freedom? If you are the one sen...

Mar 28 2023

Hope in the Desert / Esperanza en el Desierto

Click here for daily readings Jesus fasted in the desert for 40 days. The Israelites wandered in the desert for 40 years. Lent is 40 days long, and that’s no accident. Today, deep in the desert of Lent 2023, w...

Mar 27 2023

Joy In the Dirt! / ¡Alegría en el Lodo!

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel is one that we have heard often. I would dare say that many of us look at this in many different ways. Some believe that this whole story was a setup to put Jesus in a very u...

Mar 26 2023

Jesus Wept / Jesús Se Puso a Llorar

Click here for daily readings We might think Jesus had nothing to cry about. After all, he knows that the life we experience after earthly death is the point at which our eyes are opened and our hearts are completely fil...

Mar 25 2023

Do Not Be Afraid / No Temas

Click here for daily readings “Do not be afraid, Mary.” Through the centuries, the Annunciation has inspired many artists who have sought to capture in their paintings this most sacred and pivotal moment in th...

Mar 24 2023

Knowing Our Father / Conocer al Padre

Click here for daily readings “The one who sent me, whom you do not know, is true. I know him, because I am from him, and he sent me.” Jesus is talking about the Father, and the Jews know this; they know that...