Category Archives: Mike Karpus

Nov 18 2024

The Gift of Sight / El Don de Poder Ver

Click here for daily readings “Jesus, Son of David, have pity on me!” the blind man of Jericho calls out when he hears the commotion of Jesus coming near. What exactly is he asking? The dictionary says “...

Oct 17 2024

Plans, Monuments and Keys / Planes, Monumentos y Llaves

Click here for daily readings If you scroll down to the “About the Author” section at the bottom of this reflection, you’ll see I call myself “a regular guy.” I have not been ordained nor hav...

Sep 18 2024

Love and Wisdom / Amor y Sabiduría

Click here for daily readings St. Paul’s discourse on love in today’s first reading might be the most famous discussion of love in the world, and far more learned people than I have reflected on it throughout ...

Aug 21 2024

What Do We Deserve? / ¿Qué Merecemos?

Click here for daily readings Today’s readings give us two different views of ourselves. In Ezekiel, we are sheep, and in Matthew’s Gospel, we are laborers. Today’s society doesn’t really have a ve...

Jul 19 2024

In Our Place / Quedarnos en Nuestro Lugar

Click here for daily readings Our readings today seem a little disjointed, while at the same time having some similarities. In our first reading from Isaiah we have Hezekiah, a descendent of David and king of Judah, suffe...

Jun 21 2024

The Light of Christ / La Luz de Cristo

Click here for daily readings During a homily, in which he was urging us to get to know more about the saints, our parish priest said: “Each saint reflects the light of Christ in a unique way.” We can easily s...

May 21 2024

Grace to the Humble / Gracia a los Humildes

Click here for daily readings I tend not to get colds very often. Over the past few years, whenever I have gotten a cold, it usually has been quick and fairly mild. I am thankful that my immune system has been good to me ...

Apr 16 2024

What Is Life? / ¿Qué es la vida?

Click here for daily readings Shortly after the breakup of the Beatles, George Harrison released a peppy little single entitled “What Is Life” — with no punctuation, so we don’t know for sure if it...

Mar 15 2024

The Mirror of Wisdom / El Espejo de la Sabiduría

Click here for daily readings When reviewing today’s first reading from the book of Wisdom, my mind kept wanting to respond with “just like the Scribes and the Pharisees and all of those who wanted to put Jesu...

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,...

Jan 17 2024

Emanating Holiness / Irradiar la Santidad

Click here for daily readings Oh, St. Anthony, patron saint of lost items. How many of us have prayed to him for intervention to locate something we just can’t find? Since today is the feast of St. Anthony, it&rsquo...

Dec 18 2023

Christmas in July / La Navidad en Julio

Click here for daily readings A little research says a summer camp in North Carolina first celebrated “Christmas in July” 90 years ago, in 1933, and a comedic movie, “Christmas in July,” came out i...

Nov 18 2023

Pray Always / Orar Siempre

Click here for daily readings In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells his disciples how important it is to always pray without becoming weary. The example he gives might seem a little strange to us, however. Praying always i...

Oct 18 2023

And Then There’s Luke / Y Luego Viene Lucas

Click here for daily readings If your parents happened to name you after a biblical character or a saint, as mine did, then you probably have at least done a little research into your namesake. For instance, I know that S...

Sep 18 2023

We Are Not Worthy / No Somos Dignos

Click here for daily readings In today’s first reading, from St. Paul’s letter to Timothy, Paul asks for prayers for everyone, including kings and those in authority, “that we may lead a quiet and tranqu...

Aug 18 2023

Consecrated by God / Consagrados por Dios

Click here for daily readings The Gospel for today seems to touch on many things pertinent to our day and age: marriage, divorce, single life, rules against divorce, reasons not to marry, you name it. All of it, I think, ...

Jul 18 2023

Getting Away with Murder / Esquivar el Castigo del Asesinato

Click here for daily readings Our readings today begin with the story of Moses, and how his mother hid him as a baby, but he was discovered by Pharaoh’s daughter, who raised him as his own. Unlike his fellow Hebrews...

Jun 17 2023

Mary’s Immaculate Heart / El Inmaculado Corazón de María

Click here for daily readings Two times in the second chapter of Luke’s Gospel, we specifically read about Mary’s heart. The first time, it is in Bethlehem, and the shepherds have just related what they were t...

May 15 2023

Awesome Help / Un Auxilio Increíble

Click here for daily readings Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit, that my thoughts may all be holy. Act in me, O Holy Spirit, that my work, too, may be holy. Draw my heart, O Holy Spirit, that I love but what is holy. Strengthe...

Apr 18 2023

Born From Above / Nacido Desde Arriba

Click here for daily readings The Octave of Easter, our eight-day celebration of the Paschal mystery, just wrapped up on Divine Mercy Sunday. Yet now the daily Gospels have returned to a period long before the death and r...