Category Archives: Mike Karpus

Sep 18 2025

Deliver Me, Jesus / Líbrame, Jesús

The post Deliver Me, Jesus / Líbrame, Jesús appeared first on Diocesan.

Aug 20 2025

Working for the Lord / Trabajando para el Señor

The post Working for the Lord / Trabajando para el Señor appeared first on Diocesan.

Jul 19 2025

Taking Note / Notar

The post Taking Note / Notar appeared first on Diocesan.

Jun 18 2025

Reaping Bountifully / Cosechar abundantemente

The post Reaping Bountifully / Cosechar abundantemente appeared first on Diocesan.

May 18 2025

Faith and Newness and Love / Fe, novedad y amor

The post Faith and Newness and Love / Fe, novedad y amor appeared first on Diocesan.

Apr 17 2025

Extra-Special Delivery / Una Entrega Muy Especial

The post Extra-Special Delivery / Una Entrega Muy Especial appeared first on Diocesan.

Mar 17 2025

Desperate and Radical Love / El amor desesperado y radical

The post Desperate and Radical Love / El amor desesperado y radical appeared first on Diocesan.

Feb 18 2025

Are You Listening? / ¿Estás escuchando?

The post Are You Listening? / ¿Estás escuchando? appeared first on Diocesan.

Jan 18 2025

The Call of Jesus / El llamado de Jesús

The post The Call of Jesus / El llamado de Jesús appeared first on Diocesan.

Dec 18 2024

A Boy and a Gift / Un Niño y un Regalo

The post A Boy and a Gift / Un Niño y un Regalo appeared first on Diocesan.

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,...