Category Archives: Mary Thissen

Apr 25 2024

Encouragement at Work in the World / La Motivación Obrando en el Mundo

Click here for daily readings It’s great to see some results for the work you put in. For example, if you are trying to get to a healthier weight, it’s quite rewarding to know that your efforts to improv...

Apr 02 2024

Known by Name / Conocido por Nombre

Click here for daily readings Do you remember a time when your name was uttered and you felt pure joy? Maybe it was a friend across the street. Maybe it was someone you ran into out and about. Maybe it was a family member...

Mar 26 2024

Uncomfortable Questions and Answers / Preguntas y Respuestas Incómodas

Click here for daily readings It’s been said that you shouldn’t ask questions you don’t want an honest answer to. Did you notice in the Gospel how the curiosity of Peter leads to another revelation ...

Mar 13 2024

What’s New with God? / ¿Qué Hay de Nuevo con Dios?

Click here for daily readings When was the last time you learned something new about God? For me, it was when my twin boys became toddlers. They were starting to become “big boys” and get more independent. The...

Feb 24 2024

Be Perfect? Be Different. / ¿Ser perfecto? Ser Diferente.

Click here for daily readings “Be perfect, therefore, as your Heavenly Father is perfect.” When I read these words of Jesus, I’m always a little confused. I am, after all, human. How can I be perfect? &l...

Feb 03 2024

Busyness, Rest, and Transformation/ Estar Ocupados, el Descanso y la Transformación

Click here for daily readings When I read today’s Gospel, I thought, “I’m sure glad rest is holy.” After a more intense day than normal, I was exhausted. It was an annual event for which I no...

Jan 22 2024

An Eye for an Eye?/ ¿Ojo por ojo?

Click here for daily readings When I read about something in the news that makes me angry, I have an overwhelming feeling to respond to the evil. For about a microsecond, though, I sometimes think of repaying evil with ev...

Jan 02 2024

True Humility / La Humildad Verdadera

Click here for daily readings When I think of humility, I always recoil a little, because I automatically think of the worldly definition of humility. I think that’s a normal human reaction, especially when we are i...