Category Archives: Ordinary Time

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...

Jul 05 2024

Leap of Faith / Un Salto de Fe

Click here for daily readings In the Gospel today we see the story of Matthew, a tax collector, being called by Jesus. Notice the authority in Jesus’ voice and the immediate response of Matthew to leave his job and ...

Jul 04 2024

Religious Freedom in God’s Service / Libertad Religiosa al Servicio de Dios

Click here for daily readings It is customary on this day to celebrate the independence of our country. We celebrate our freedom from foreign rule, tyranny and unjust taxes. We celebrate the fact that we have our own government,...

Jul 03 2024

Faith, Trust, Peace / Fe, Confianza, Paz

Click here for daily readings The feast of St. Thomas the Apostle is a special day for me as I was named after him. I am not sure if my parents were prophesying when I was born that I would doubt most of the things they e...

Jul 02 2024

Prepare to Meet Your God / Prepárate, Israel, a Comparecer Ante tu Dios

Click here for daily reading Today’s first reading is a bit frightening. It begins with consolation, but quickly turns to rebuke: “You alone have I favored, more than all the families of the earth; therefore I...

Jul 01 2024

Who Are You Hanging Out With? / ¿Con Quién Pasas tu Tiempo?

Click here for daily readings Does it amaze you that in Scripture, you hear the truths that people today find fascinating? I suppose I find it more amazing that we don’t go first to God’s Word when we need to ...

Jun 30 2024

The Head and the Heart / La Cabeza y el Corazón

Click here for daily readings Have you ever known something intellectually, with your mind, yet not really believe it with your whole heart and soul? I love to try and see if I can figure out the connections between the S...

Jun 29 2024

The Church Is a Divine Creation / La Iglesia es un Establecimiento Divino

Click here for daily readings There is something truly remarkable about this passage for our understanding of the Church. The episode recounted in this passage of the Gospel is situated right after Jesus’ admonishme...

Jun 28 2024

Learning from a Leper / Aprender de un Leproso

Click here for daily readings Our Gospel today is brief, merely four verses. And yet, with so few words, Matthew can tell us so much about who Jesus is and the way we ought to relate to Him. The leper (who we know nothing...

Jun 27 2024

The Firm Foundation of Gratitude / El Cimiento Firme de la Gratitud

Click here for daily readings By now, summer is in full swing. The t-shirts and shorts are out, the sandals are broken in and perhaps we have already made a trip or two to the beach. Winter seems long since passed and we are enj...

Jun 26 2024

Bearing Good Fruit / Dando Buenos Frutos

Click here for daily readings In today’s Gospel, Jesus extends an invitation for us to be transformed into genuine witnesses of His teachings and, above all, vessels of His perfect love. Jesus offers us ageless wisd...

Jun 25 2024

Trust in the Lord / Confiar en el Señor

Click here for daily readings Imagine you are an ancient king, responsible for a vast area and the lives of many people. Neighboring kings have joined forces and are destroying nearby kingdoms, and now send the message th...