Category Archives: Merridith Frediani

Oct 09 2024

Lord, Teach Me to Pray / Señor, Enséñame a Rezar

Click here for daily readings Lord, teach me to pray. It never occurred to me to ask that of Jesus. I’d assumed that after years of Catholic education and church-going, I should just know how to pray. I could rattle...

Sep 09 2024

A Merciful Approach / Un Enfoque Misericordioso

Click here for daily readings Suppose a new employee at your company was struggling. She is overwhelmed and not completing her tasks. Recently she burst into tears and went home in the middle of the day. She was gone for ...

Aug 19 2024

Letting it Go / Soltar las Cosas

Click here for daily readings In this Gospel passage, a young man is told that to have eternal life, he should sell his stuff and follow Jesus. That’s a big ask. It’s something that scares me and seems impract...

Jul 09 2024

The Harvest is Plenty / La Cosecha es Abundante

Click here for daily readings In this Gospel passage we hear how Jesus has compassion on his people, on his sheep. They are harassed and helpless. They are in need of a shepherd and He is that Shepherd. We are still a har...

Jun 14 2024

The Importance of Marriage / La Importancia del Matrimonio

Click here for daily readings My husband and I recently celebrated our 30th anniversary. It’s a chance to consider the importance of a sacramental marriage and its indissolubility. Marriage is commitment and a road ...

May 15 2024

Unity and Support in Christ / Unidad y Apoyo en Cristo

Click here for daily readings This passage is part of a prayer Jesus offered to God prior to his passion and death. It expresses his desire that we, the Church, may be one with God just as Jesus is one with God. He wants ...

Apr 13 2024

Calming Jesus / Jesús nos Tranquiliza

Click here for daily readings The Sea of Galilee is tempestuous. It is located amid mountains and storms can come over the hills unexpectedly and stir up the waters. One moment it may be calm and sunny and then the ...

Mar 12 2024

God’s Timing = Our Waiting / El Momento de Dios = La Espera Nuestra

Click here for daily readings It struck me that the man Jesus healed waited for 38 years. That’s a long time to suffer. St. Monica prayed patiently and persistently for many years for her son St. Augustine. We learn...

Feb 06 2024

Shhh…Enjoy the Silence / Shhh…Disfruta el Silencio

Click here for daily readings Jesus’ words in Mark 7:6-8 are particularly applicable today. We live in a time where the sounds of man are abundant. On any news channel or media outlet we are accosted with what man s...

Jan 18 2024

Jesus Still Heals / Jesús Sigue Sanando

Click here for daily readings I wonder what it would have been like being among the throngs of people trying to get near Jesus. I suspect I’d feel fear and anxiety. If I needed his healing (and who doesn’t?), ...

Dec 27 2023

The Feast of St. John / La Fiesta de San Juan

Click here for daily readings This is a passage we’ve all heard countless times, the discovery of Jesus’ empty tomb by Mary Magdalene, Peter, and John. But we hear it again today during the Christmas season on...

Nov 02 2023

They Are at Peace / Están en Paz

Click here for daily readings My friend died two years ago and I’m still sad. I sometimes wonder if it will ever not cause me a startle when I think about it. It’s still surreal; as if it happened to someone e...

Oct 12 2023

Persevering in Prayer / Perseverando en la Oración

Click here for daily readings I find this Gospel comforting because it gives me permission to be persistent, which I sometimes fear is nagging. But Jesus is so clear that we should ask, we should seek, we should knock. An...

Sep 17 2023

Forgive From the Heart / Perdonar de Corazón

Click here for daily readings I’m not sure what I was up to when I was a kid but I recall having frequent cuts and scrapes that required my body to produce scabs. My mom told me not to pick at them to avoid scars bu...

Aug 08 2023

The Storms of Life / Las Tormentas de la Vida

Click here for daily readings A friend of mine went to the Sea of Galilee where today’s Gospel takes place. Because of how it is situated, it is subject to sudden violent storms when the wind comes from the ea...

Jul 05 2023

God is Always Good / Dios es Siempre Bueno

Click here for daily readings Jesus is powerful. He heals everything. Even demons listen to him. The world is sick. It’s easy to feel discouraged seeing all the suffering. So many teenagers and young adults struggle...

Jun 02 2023

The Flying Novena / La Novena Volada

Click here for daily readings I suspect that if St. Mother Teresa commanded a mountain to be taken up and cast in the sea, the mountain would waste no time to get going. Such was the faith of this amazing woman. I l...

May 29 2023

His Friends / Sus Amigos

Click here for daily readings Godspell, the musical from 1973, is an assault to one’s eyes with its rainbow-haired Jesus and 70’s nonconformist vibe. It marries two different ways of looking at the world: the ...

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...

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...