Category Archives: Ordinary Time

May 22 2024

A Puff of Smoke / Una Nube de Humo

Click here for daily readings As I read today’s First Reading, all I can think is “Ouch.” Because this one hits a little too close to home for me. I’m a planner, a “J” on the Myers-Brig...

May 21 2024

Grace to the Humble / Gracia a los Humildes

Click here for daily readings I tend not to get colds very often. Over the past few years, whenever I have gotten a cold, it usually has been quick and fairly mild. I am thankful that my immune system has been good to me ...

May 20 2024

Mary, Desolate / María, Desolada

Click here for daily readings Sometimes, things just don’t go the way we would like. Maybe we can even see it coming from a mile away, but that doesn’t make it any less disappointing, disheartening, or full of...

Feb 13 2024

Expect the Miraculous / Esperar los Milagros

Click here for daily reading In our Gospel today, Jesus tells the disciples to “guard against the leaven of the Pharisees.” His statement might seem strange to us, since it was strange to the disciples at the ...

Feb 12 2024

How Friendship Works / La Amistad Funciona de Esta Forma

Click here for daily readings I think we can all appreciate the very human moments that the Gospel authors capture for us. In today’s Gospel, I think we can all hear in our minds Jesus’ sighing, “from th...

Feb 11 2024

Nothing Frightens Jesus Away / Nada le Asusta a Jesús

Click here for daily readings Two words in this Gospel are almost terrifying: Jesus “touched him.” We are so far removed from what leprosy signified in biblical times, that this image of Jesus stretching...

Feb 10 2024

A Study in Contrasts / Un Estudio de los Contrastes

Click here for daily readings The story of Jeroboam and the feeding of the four thousand sets up a contrast which can help us recognize the patterns created by our fallen nature and see how trusting God can change our wor...

Feb 09 2024

Ephphatha! Be Opened! / ¡Effetá! ¡Abre!

Click here for daily readings The saint of the day fits with the theme of today’s readings. The Gospel Acclamation is: “Open our hearts O Lord, to listen to the words of your Son.” When I do not open my ...

Feb 08 2024

Embracing Jesus’ Healing Scraps / Aceptar las Migajas Sanadores de Jesús

Click here for daily readings I want to draw our attention to two verses from Mark’s Gospel. The first, “He entered a house and wanted no one to know about it, but he could not escape notice.” Consider t...

Feb 07 2024

Purity and Peace / La Pureza y la Paz

Click here for daily readings Today is one of my sibling’s birthdays and it always brings me back to our childhood days all growing up under one roof. There were eight of us, five boys and three girls, and I always felt bl...

Feb 06 2024

Shhh…Enjoy the Silence / Shhh…Disfruta el Silencio

Click here for daily readings Jesus’ words in Mark 7:6-8 are particularly applicable today. We live in a time where the sounds of man are abundant. On any news channel or media outlet we are accosted with what man s...

Feb 05 2024

What’s in an Invitation? / ¿Qué Contiene Una Invitación?

Click here for daily readings If you’ve ever volunteered in a parish, you know that a challenge in ministry is just getting people across the threshold of the church. I frequently encounter generous volunteers, who ...

Feb 04 2024

Everyone is Searching For You / Todos Te Están Buscando

Click here for daily readings Ten years ago, I gave birth to our oldest son who was stillborn, but it feels like yesterday. It happened unexpectedly, without warning. At the time I thought I would never recover. How could...

Feb 03 2024

Busyness, Rest, and Transformation/ Estar Ocupados, el Descanso y la Transformación

Click here for daily readings When I read today’s Gospel, I thought, “I’m sure glad rest is holy.” After a more intense day than normal, I was exhausted. It was an annual event for which I no...

Feb 02 2024

The Power of Death / El Poder de la Muerte

Click here for daily readings That’s a pretty bleak title for the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord isn’t it? I think it is important from time to time to think about the power that death has in our world....

Feb 01 2024

What is Your Mission? / ¿Cuál es tu Misión?

Click here for daily readings Jesus gave the Twelve authority and instructions, and then they went out and preached, drove out demons, anointed and cured. I had to stop and consider what I have been doing lately as a foll...

Jan 31 2024

Jesus Returns Home / Jesús Regresa a Casa

Click here for daily readings When Jesus returned home to Nazareth, His hometown, He could not perform mighty deeds because they lacked Faith. The Lord invites us to follow Him. He doesn’t force healing, inner...

Jan 30 2024

Extremes / Dos Extremos

Click here for daily readings Sometimes life seems to be full of extremes. Either it’s hot or it’s cold. Either it’s too rainy or too dry. Either it’s eerily quiet or it’s annoyingly loud. Having li...

Jan 29 2024

God’s Strange Providence / La Extraña Providencia de Dios

Click here for daily reading In the first reading, David shows profound humility. After his sin with Bathsheba and Uriah, he is experiencing the breakdown of his kingdom and the personal cost of grave sin. David has many ...

Jan 28 2024

Turn Solely to the Lord / Volver a Dios Únicamente

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel states, “The people were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority.” What does “authority” mean? Whether we fee...