Category Archives: Ordinary Time

Aug 20 2023

“Let it be Done for You as You Wish” / “Que se Cumpla lo que Deseas”

Click here for daily readings In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus was not deaf to the pleas of the Canaanite woman, but he did not respond to her right away. When he did respond, he appeared to be insulting her. Why? T...

Aug 19 2023

Childlike vs. Childish / Ser Como Niños o Ser Infantil

Click here for daily readings Twice in the Gospels, we hear Jesus bless children and present them as a model for his disciples. What does Jesus mean by this? Children are naturally open and ready to learn, to have a...

Aug 18 2023

Consecrated by God / Consagrados por Dios

Click here for daily readings The Gospel for today seems to touch on many things pertinent to our day and age: marriage, divorce, single life, rules against divorce, reasons not to marry, you name it. All of it, I think, ...

Aug 17 2023

Thirsting for Forgiveness / Sediento de Perdón

Click here for daily readings Have you ever been incredibly thirsty? I don’t just mean slightly parched, but being so thirsty you felt like if you don’t get water in a second you will cease to exist. I remembe...

Aug 16 2023

Set My Soul on Fire! / ¡Señor, Enciende Mi Alma!

Click here for daily readings In today’s Responsorial Psalm, we hear, “Blessed be God who filled my soul with fire! Come and see the works of God, his tremendous deeds among the children of Adam.” God do...

Aug 15 2023

Hearing And Observing / Escuchar y Observar

Click here for daily readings In today’s Gospel, a woman from the crowd gives a shout out to Jesus’ mother; because mothers surely deserve some acknowledgment for the virtue of their children! And Jesus says t...

Aug 14 2023

Grief and Joy / Pena y Alegría

Click here for daily readings Today is the Feast of one of my favorite saints, Maximilian Kolbe. I am always so inspired by the ultimate sacrifice he made for a fellow prison, one that he probably didn’t even know. As a fa...

Aug 13 2023

What Does it Mean That Jesus Walked on Water? / ¿Qué significa que Jesús caminó sobre el agua?

Click here for daily readings I know God is in control. He surpasses the laws of science. We must place our hope in Him, and not in this world. We can display our trust by having a relationship with Him, whether through s...

Aug 12 2023

A Good Mentor / Un Buen Mentor

Click here for daily readings It’s hard to hear when we are wrong. It’s especially difficult to discover what we hoped to achieve was within our grasp, but we failed at some small detail, which led to a much l...

Aug 11 2023

Memorial of Saint Clare / La Fiesta de Santa Clara

Click here for daily readings The first line from today’s Gospel, “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me” certainly summarizes St. Clare of Assisi’s li...

Aug 10 2023

Abundance and Generosity / Abundancia y Generosidad

Click here for daily readings Today we celebrate the feast of St. Lawrence, a deacon who was martyred in 258. Our readings are particularly appropriate with images of sowing, reaping, giving generously, and dying to self&...

Aug 09 2023

Transcendent Intimacy / Intimidad Profunda

Click here for daily reading God is further beyond us than we can ever imagine. He is infinite, and His power, knowledge, love, and existence are on a level unfathomably different than ours. He has given us everything we ...

Aug 08 2023

The Storms of Life / Las Tormentas de la Vida

Click here for daily readings A friend of mine went to the Sea of Galilee where today’s Gospel takes place. Because of how it is situated, it is subject to sudden violent storms when the wind comes from the ea...

Aug 07 2023

Give Us This Day What We Need For This Day / Danos Hoy lo que Necesitamos Para Hoy

Click here for daily readings As the Israelites were wandering in the desert without a way to raise their own food (and complaining incessantly about missing the food of Egypt, while they were slaves), God provides miracu...

Aug 06 2023

Awe and Wonder / Impresionado y Asombrado

Click here for daily readings Ever since I was a little kid I have always enjoyed magic shows. I remember going to some shows with my dad and getting hooked on the idea of something happening right before your eyes that y...

Aug 05 2023

Peer Pressure / Presión de Grupo

Click here for daily readings ** This reflection was reposted from Diocesan Archives. ** In today’s Gospel, we hear about one of the first documented and most intense cases of peer pressure. Because of a fear of the...

Aug 04 2023

Allowing Christ to Lead Us on the Path to Salvation / Permitiendo que Cristo nos Guíe por el Camino de la Salvación

Click here for daily readings Jesus returned to His hometown to teach in the local synagogue. Initially, the people were amazed and astonished. Then they questioned where Jesus had gained such wisdom and miraculous powers...

Aug 03 2023

God Beckons to All / Dios Nos Llama a Todos

Click here for daily readings “The Kingdom of heaven is like a net thrown into the sea, which collects fish of every kind.” (Mt 13:47) The Kingdom of heaven is not some far off, far away place. The Kingdom of ...

Aug 02 2023

The Value of the Kingdom / El Valor del Reino

Click here for daily readings In today’s Gospel, Jesus compares the Kingdom of Heaven to a treasure and to a merchant searching for pearls. Both comparisons show us the value of the Kingdom of which Jesus speaks as ...

Aug 01 2023

Being Present in Prayer / Estar Presente en la Oración

Click here for daily readings “I pray better when I’m at church.” How many times have you heard someone say that? Or, better yet, how many times have you said that yourself? I know I’m guilty. I tend to p...