Category Archives: Ordinary Time

Jul 25 2024

The Joy of Following Christ / El Gozo de Seguir a Cristo

Click here for daily readings My third child is one of the most joyful, energetic, and helpful kids I know. He loves to spend time with his mommy, which he has professed to be “even better than playing video games”. ...

Jul 24 2024

A Parable and St. Sharbel / Una Parábola y Santa Chárbel

Click here for daily readings Today as we celebrate Saint Sharbel we hear the parable of the sower. This parable should be quite familiar to most of us. It ends by telling us that when seed is sown in good ground it grows wel...

Jul 23 2024

We Are Family / Somos Familia

Click here for daily readings Do you have friends who are more like family? I’ve known some people in my life who I’m pretty sure I’m actually related to. No, we aren’t biological relations, but we...

Jul 22 2024

I Have Seen The Lord / He Visto al Señor

Click here for daily readings Love drives us beyond our “selfwardness”, beyond our narrow vision, beyond our comfort zone, even beyond our natural limits, to desire, to seek, to do more than is necessary. Love...

Jul 21 2024

Tend the Flock / Cuidar el Rebaño

Click here for daily readings In today’s first reading from Jeremiah we hear the Lord in agony over the shepherds he has called to tend to his flock. Jeremiah shares God’s words: “You have scattered my s...

Jul 20 2024

Alive in Christ / Vivo en Cristo

Click here for daily readings **This reflection has been reposted from Diocesan Archives.** “Are you alive in Christ?” There was a decently loud response from the crowd, a rumbling of “Yes.” Fr. Agu...

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...

Jul 18 2024

Will You Come to Me? / ¿Vendrás a Mí?

Click here for daily readings “Come to me.” The words of a lover. Powerless words. Vulnerable words. The one who says them must wait upon the response of the one to whom they are addressed. “Will you com...

Jul 17 2024

Vocation and Freedom / Vocación y Libertad

Click here for daily readings We must have complete freedom to follow Christ. I’ve had a deep love for our Lord from a very young age when our home was only half a block away from our family Church. I was a de...

Jul 16 2024

Woe To You? / ¿Ay de ti?

Click here for daily readings God has an awesome plan for humanity – a plan of rescue and radiance for each one of us and all of us. It began in the Garden of Eden and is woven throughout the whole history of the wo...

Jul 15 2024

Love in Heart and Deed / Amar de Corazón y de Obra

Click here for daily reading Jesus explains what is meant by “learn to do good” (Is 1:16) in the Gospel, saying, “Whoever loves father or mother . . . . son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; ...

Jul 14 2024

Packing List / Lista para Empacado de Maletas

Click here for daily readings Are you an over or under packer? For most of my life, I have been an over-packer. The person who packs both a sweatshirt and a jacket, just in case. Enough socks for every day of the trip kno...

Jul 13 2024

Be Like Jesus / Ser Como Jesús

Click here for daily readings When I was a youth minister, “What Would Jesus Do” was everywhere. Do you remember that? “WWJD” was plastered on hats, tee shirts, rubber bracelets, lollipops, sticker...

Jul 12 2024

Allowing the Holy Spirit to Guide Us / Permitir Que el Espíritu Santo Nos Guíe

Click here for daily readings Navigating the world and daily life is so very challenging. The pairing of today’s Scriptures is equally so: sheep and wolves, serpents and doves, the path of the just being straight wh...

Jul 11 2024

Without Cost You are to Give / Gratuitamente Debes Dar

Click here for daily readings The life of today’s saint, Benedict of Nursia, and this passage from Matthew’s Gospel go hand in hand. Benedict’s own life was a proclamation of the Good News, and as he fou...

Jul 10 2024

Keep the Kingdom of Heaven at Hand / Mantener de Cerca el Reino de los Cielos

Click here for daily readings Early July is traditionally vacation time for my family. I am a big fan of resting, relaxing, and recharging. However, I must admit that I haven’t always invited Jesus away with me. Whi...

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...

Jul 08 2024

The Power of Touch / El Poder del Tacto

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel gives us two examples of Jesus performing healing miracles. The woman who was hemorrhaging blood and the dying child of the official. In both of these stories, we are mis...

Jul 07 2024

Love is Vulnerability / Amar es Ser Vulnerable

Click here for daily readings Love is vulnerability, willingness to lose that which is most dear to you. We lost our first child ten years ago and it was the most gut-wrenching feeling ever. To take the risk of this happe...

Jul 06 2024

Jesus Offers Us So Much More! / ¡Jesús Nos Ofrece Mucho Más!

Click here for daily readings When the disciples of John the Baptist approached Jesus and asked, “Why do the Pharisees and we fast much, but your disciples do not fast?” At that time, fasting was emphasized as...