Category Archives: Ordinary Time

Oct 19 2023

True Religion / La Verdadera Religión

Click here for daily readings In the Gospel reading today, Jesus, while at dinner in the home of a Pharisee, openly rebukes his host and others who are like him. In fact, the excerpt is only a portion of a lengthier chast...

Oct 18 2023

And Then There’s Luke / Y Luego Viene Lucas

Click here for daily readings If your parents happened to name you after a biblical character or a saint, as mine did, then you probably have at least done a little research into your namesake. For instance, I know that S...

Oct 17 2023

Reclaiming Our Wonder / Recuperando el Asombro

Click here for daily reading In our first reading, St. Paul is elaborating on the core message of the Psalm: “The heavens proclaim the glory of God” (Psalm 19:2a). Even to the Romans, who have been far from Ch...

Oct 16 2023

Something Greater / Algo Mejor

Click here for daily readings Jonah and the Ninevites, Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, Jesus and his people… What’s the connection? Jonah’s warning to the Gentile Ninevites brought them to repentance an...

Oct 15 2023

Are You Ready for the Feast? / ¿Estás Listo para la Fiesta?

Click here for daily readings How married are you to the idea that Jesus is your Savior? How open are you to the invitation extended to everyone as Jesus died upon the Cross and then rose again, conquering sin and death? ...

Oct 14 2023

Blessed Are You / Bendito Seas

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel reading is a short one. A woman approaches Jesus telling Him that His mother is blessed. He responds to her, “Blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe...

Oct 13 2023

Mental Gymnastics / La Gimnasia Mental

Click here for daily readings When I read passages like today’s Gospel, I am astounded by the lengths the Pharisees and other detractors of Jesus went to justify their unbelief: when we drive out demons, it’s...

Oct 12 2023

Persevering in Prayer / Perseverando en la Oración

Click here for daily readings I find this Gospel comforting because it gives me permission to be persistent, which I sometimes fear is nagging. But Jesus is so clear that we should ask, we should seek, we should knock. An...

Oct 11 2023

Abba / Abba

Click here for daily readings We might be tempted to take this Gospel lightly, as it is so familiar. “Yep,” we might think, “I already know this. The Lord’s Prayer comes from the Gospel.” It ...

Oct 10 2023

Working Against God / Trabajando en Contra de Dios

Click here for daily readings “Pride comes before the 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 Ma...

Oct 09 2023

What Kind of World? / ¿Qué Clase de Mundo?

Click here for daily readings As I read the newspaper, listen to the news, and hear the stories told of those dealing with hardship, I reflect on the many situations of the “neighbor” in my backyard, community...

Oct 08 2023

The Gift of the Mass / El Don de la Misa

Click here for daily readings In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus says, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. For I say to you, many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, but did not see it, and to hear wh...

Oct 07 2023

Chosen and Called / Elegido y Llamado

Click here for daily readings The 72 disciples have done some astounding things – they have subdued demons and been given the power to tread on serpents without being harmed. So, of course, they are rejoicing. But J...

Oct 06 2023

Examination of Conscience / Examen de Conciencia

Click here for daily readings When I was in high school, my faith formation classes held scheduled confessions once a semester. While we were waiting for our turn, we would use the examination of conscience paper as a fan more o...

Oct 05 2023

Step Up to the Plate / Anímate a Servir

Click here for daily readings “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest.” This line from today’s Gospel perfectly sums up one of th...

Oct 04 2023

Follow Me / Ven y Sígueme

Click here for daily readings What does it mean to be successful in this life? Is it having riches, a successful career, or outstanding accomplishments? In my family, after my parents experienced a deepening of their Cath...

Oct 03 2023

Let Me Get My Hammer / Déjame Traer Mi Martillo

Click here for daily readings They say, “When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.” I think we see this mentality in James and John in today’s Gospel. Jesus and the ...

Oct 02 2023

Memorial of the Guardian Angels / Memorial de los Ángeles de la Guarda

Click here for daily readings Today we celebrate the Memorial of our Guardian Angels. Every human being has a guardian angel. The Catechism of the Catholic Church states: “From infancy to death human life is surroun...

Oct 01 2023

Life Isn’t Fair / La vida no es justa

Click here for daily readings Life isn’t fair! How many times have we heard or said this phrase in our lifetime? From a young age we think that the world isn’t fair and oftentimes, the authority figures in our...

Sep 30 2023

A Wall of Fire / Un Muro de Fuego

Click here for daily readings “But I will be for her an encircling wall of fire, says the LORD, and I will be the glory in her midst.” The readings today remind us clearly who Jesus is and who sent him. In the...