Category Archives: Ordinary Time 2020

Oct 19 2020

Sharing Vs. Selfishness

Click here for daily readings “Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one’s life does not consist of possessions.” Luke 12:15 If only we could seek to live out these very word...

Oct 18 2020

Changing Seasons, Changing Hearts

Click here for daily readings This time of year always has me reflecting on change. I watch in awe as day after day the trees turn into a brilliant array of colors, then fall one by one as the brisk winds carry them away...

Oct 17 2020

The Peace of Christ

Click here for daily readings “It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God” (Heb 10:31). We might think something like this when we hear today’s Gospel passage, which promises condemna...

Oct 16 2020

How Everything Changes

Click here for daily readings I used to sleep well. So well, in fact, that I could enjoy an espresso after dinner and still nod off the moment I went to bed. I loved the rest; I loved the dreams. Going to sleep at night ...

Oct 15 2020

What The Saints Can Teach Us

Click here for daily readings We made a lot of changes in our family this past year due to “you know what”. As the playgrounds, the library, the bouncy houses and the schools closed, we sought alternate ways ...

Oct 14 2020

The Fruits of the Spirit

Click here for daily readings I don’t remember the exact path of the conversation but the Fruits of the Spirit came up and my daughter who was 17 or 18 at the time rattled them off as one word, ending with “se...

Oct 13 2020

Relationship over Regulations

Click here for daily readings I love today and the Gospel for a few reasons. To start, today Nathalie and I celebrate our two year anniversary. I am so blessed by her in new ways every single day and she has truly shown ...

Oct 12 2020

Open Up The Old Testament

Click here for daily readings Salvation history is a story, a story of how God revealed Himself to be a Father, a story of how God invites each and every person to be a part of His family. It’s a beautiful story, we...

Oct 11 2020

Living in the Lord

Click here for daily readings A couple weeks ago I was having a conversation with a coworker about how hard it is sometimes to pull even one positive, uplifting comment from the Sunday Gospel. Some of them tend to be a l...

Oct 10 2020

Blessed Are Who?

Click here for daily readings In today’s short Gospel, we have much to ponder. A woman from the crowd, acknowledging Jesus’ goodness, acknowledges also the presumed blessedness of his mother. It is a complime...

Oct 09 2020

Human Fraternity

Click here for daily readings The themes in today’s readings, beginning with the prophet Abraham saying, ‘through you shall all the nations be blessed’ and the Alleluia, ‘I will draw all to myself...

Oct 08 2020

Total Abandonment To The Will of God

Click here for daily readings In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells us that we should pray with faith and persistence. When we pray faithfully and persistently, we admit how much we need God in our lives. Oftentimes we th...

Oct 07 2020

Our Lady Of The Rosary, Our Lady Of Victory

Click here for daily readings Today the Church celebrates the Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary. Where does this title and celebration come from? At the last apparition of Fatima on October 13, Mary identified herself i...

Oct 06 2020

Working Against God

Click here for daily readings Pride comes before a fall, the old saying goes. When we succumb to pride, we find ourselves insisting that our way is the right way. Over time, we might come to find, like Paul and Martha, t...

Oct 05 2020

Seeing All the Characters

Click here for daily readings The story of The Good Samaritan is referenced widely in religious and secular circles. We all want to be the Samaritan, the one who reaches out and helps. We see the Samaritan as the he...

Oct 04 2020

Have No Anxiety At All

Click here for daily readings I’m a worrier. Probably as a typical American, I worry about money a lot. Perhaps many people’s goal each day is to make money. How much can one make in how little time. I also w...

Oct 03 2020

Potential Forecast of a Fair Weathered Disciple

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel reading is one that I had to read a couple times in order to understand what was going on. Jesus sometimes throws these curved balls where it’s hard to understand ...

Oct 02 2020

May The Angels Lead You Into Paradise

Click here for daily readings Today is the feast of the Guardian Angels. The first thing that comes to mind for me, and probably for you, is the famous image of an angel protecting a child as he or she walks across a bri...

Oct 01 2020

The Little Way of Greatness

Click here for daily readings “The splendor of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not rob the little violet of its scent nor the daisy of its simple charm. If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring wo...

Sep 30 2020

Before You Rest Your Head

Click here for daily readings “The Son of Man has nowhere to rest his head…” I don’t know about you but I am happy when I can lie down in my bed at night. I’m safe. I’m warm. I&...