Category Archives: Ordinary Time

Jul 27 2026

Increase Our Faith / Aumenta nuestra fe

Click here for daily readings When I finished reading today’s Scriptures passages, the song “If we had faith like a mustard seed…” came to mind. A mustard seed is between one and 2.5 millimeters, almost the size of a grain of sand. It is extremely small and to those of us who are nearsighted, almost...

Jul 26 2026

The Pearl of Great Price / La perla muy valiosa

Click here for daily readings What would you ask for if God appeared to you tonight and said, “Ask something of Me and I will give it to you”? It is a question worth sitting with honestly, because the answer reveals a great deal about the condition of our hearts. When that very moment came […]

Jul 25 2026

Humility and Service / La humildad y el servicio

Click here for daily readings I once asked my daughter, “Who do you think is more important, you or your sister?” She didn’t know how to answer this, but she was smart enough to know it was a trick question. I went on to explain it was good she didn’t rush to an answer. I […]

Jul 24 2026

Rooted / Enraizado

Click here for daily readings If you have ever planted a seed, hoping for a flower or a vegetable or a fruit, you too may know the disappointment of poorly germinating seeds, or (I hope!) the joy of the harvest. Right now in the heat of summer, we are either mourning or celebrating the labor […]

Jul 23 2026

I Love You More / Yo te amo más

Click here for daily readings Several months ago, my son and I added a playful banter to our bedtime routine. He would say, “Good night! I love you!” and I would respond, “I love you more!” He would insist, “No, I love you more!” We would go back and forth a few times and end […]

Jul 22 2026

Known By Name / Conocida por su nombre

Click here for daily readings My heart is with Mary Magdalene in today’s Gospel passage. Having been freed of her demons by Jesus she became one of His faithful followers. How much she loved him. She witnessed his death and his empty tomb. I imagine how alone and sad she felt. Both the angels and […...

Jul 21 2026

Letting God Unsettle Us / Dejar que Dios nos inquiete

Click here for daily readings This moment in today’s Gospel where Jesus is told, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, asking to speak with you,” serves as a pivotal hinge in the narrative arc. It stands as an important lesson, an invitation, even a raising of Mary, His mother, as th...

Jul 20 2026

Show Me / Muéstrame

Click here for daily readings “Prove it,” the scribes and Pharisees seem to say to Jesus. They want a sign that proves Jesus is who He claims to be. Keep in mind that by this time Jesus has already offered a myriad of evidence that He is the long-awaited Messiah. He has healed the sick […]

Jul 19 2026

Patient Waiting / Esperar con paciencia

Click here for daily readings The Kingdom of Heaven is like a wheat field, like a mustard seed, like yeast. What do all these have in common? Time. Each requires patience in order for their work to be complete. A sower plants a wheat field and an enemy sows weeds shortly after. The sower doesn’t […...

Jul 18 2026

Seeking God’s Ways / Buscando los caminos de Dios

Click here for daily readings So often I feel entitled, that I am owed something. For so many of us, pride accompanies our drive for “success”. What is perceived as a good career, or an ideal family structure or living environment, fills our thoughts in our daily interactions and ways of life. In a...

Jul 17 2026

Order Your Life / Ordenar tu vida

Click here for daily readings “Thus says the Lord: Put your house in order, for you are about to die, you shall not recover.” Thoughts of death linger in my current state of life. I play the organ for funerals and take holy communion to the homebound and nursing home residents. My husband and I […]

Jul 16 2026

Rest for the Burdened / Descanso para los agobiados

Click here for daily readings “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened…,” Jesus says. And who among us is not bearing a load that sometimes feels bigger than we are, or more time-consuming than the hours we have, or weighs heavily on our heart? Jesus calls each of us to come to […]

Jul 15 2026

Becoming Childlike / Ser como niños

Click here for daily readings “I give praise to You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although You have hidden these things from the wise and the learned, You have revealed them to the childlike.” This brief moment of joyful praise in today’s Gospel comes during one of Christ’s public sermons ...

Jul 14 2026

The Way God Works Miracles / La manera en que Dios obra milagros

Click here for daily readings In today’s Gospel Jesus reprimands the cities where He had worked the most miracles. He said on the last day it would be better for sinful towns that it would be for the places that saw so much of His divinity. It makes me consider why He chooses to give […]

Jul 13 2026

Discipleship / Ser discípulo

Click here for daily readings If I may pull back the blogosphere curtain, I was assigned the dates that I am writing for this year, so I have to say I was elated to see my name next to this date. It is 109 years since Our Lady’s third apparition in Fatima, nine years since […]

Jul 12 2026

More Than Just Storytelling / Más que una simple narración

Click here for daily readings On the surface level, it may seem like Jesus teaches in parables only to make complex ideas accessible to all people. While there may be an element of that, Jesus explains clearly in today’s Gospel that reaching every audience isn’t His primary goal. In fact, He explain...

Jul 11 2026

Being a Disciple of Christ / Ser discípulo de Cristo

Click here for daily readings “The disciple of Christ must not only keep the faith and live on it, but also profess it, confidently bear witness to it, and spread it” (CCC 1816). Matthew’s Gospel reading for today is easier said than done. As humans, we fall short and fear takes over. For me, that [...

Jul 10 2026

Like Sheep Among Wolves / Como ovejas entre lobos

Click here for daily readings It’s as old as time: the sense that the current era is worse than the past. We romanticize our childhood or the times of our parents and grandparents. Each generation bemoans the decline of the present generation – as if we have no responsibility for how we got here. T...

Jul 08 2026

The Kingdom of God During Vacation / El Reino de Dios durante las vacaciones

Click here for daily readings In today’s Gospel, Jesus gathers the Twelve Apostles, gives them authority, and sends them out with these words of wisdom: “The Kingdom of heaven is at hand.” No TripTik. No backup sandals. No “just in case” snacks. Just trust and go! Meanwhile, it’s vacation week in my...

Jul 07 2026

The Shepherd’s Flock / El rebaño del Pastor

Click here for daily readings It seems like the Pharisees should be natural laborers for the Kingdom of God. They taught in synagogues for generations and were organized societal leaders that people looked up to. Their task was to teach God’s law and ensure that everyone obeyed it. The Pharisees had...