Category Archives: Ordinary Time

Jul 11 2023

Sheep Without a Shepherd / Ovejas Sin Pastor

Click here for daily readings “At the sight of the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd” (Matthew 9:36). Every Gospel passage h...

Jul 10 2023

Alive and Well / Vivo y Sano

Click here for daily readings “How are you?” The question is so common that we barely give it a second thought. And if someone really starts to tell us how they are, we are startled at such honesty, such vulne...

Jul 09 2023

Taking the Time to Rest / Tomarse el Tiempo Para Descansar

Click here for daily readings I’d like you to take a moment and trace the past week of your life. Other than sleeping, did you take any intentional rest? We just finished the Independence Day holiday here in the Uni...

Jul 08 2023

Praise the Lord / Alaba al Señor

Click here for daily readings I know there are people who think I’m crazy because I enjoy living in Michigan, which is likened to a frozen, sunless tundra for close to half of the year. I always explain to them that I love...

Jul 07 2023

Finding Fulfillment in God / Encontrando Realización en Dios

Click here for daily reading Our readings today present us with two scenarios of radical trust in God. In the first, Abraham directed his servant to find a wife for Isaac from among his own people, even though they were l...

Jul 06 2023

The Lamb of God / El Cordero de Dios

Click here for daily readings Today’s First Reading always strikes me as both terrifying and odd. Why would God make Abraham almost kill his own son? It always frustrated me, because even for the Old Testament God, it feel...

Jul 05 2023

God is Always Good / Dios es Siempre Bueno

Click here for daily readings Jesus is powerful. He heals everything. Even demons listen to him. The world is sick. It’s easy to feel discouraged seeing all the suffering. So many teenagers and young adults struggle...

Jul 04 2023

Anchor Us Lord / Sujétanos Señor

Click here for daily readings My kids and I often listen to David Suchet’s reading of the Jesus Storybook Bible, written by Sally Lloyd Jones. It is a classic that I highly encourage families of young children to ch...

Jul 03 2023

Faithful Friends / Los Amigos Fieles

Click here for daily readings On the first Easter Sunday, Jesus appeared to the disciples, St. John tells us that Jesus came upon them without using the doors. His body already glorified, Jesus was no longer bound by mate...

Jul 02 2023

Why So Much Talk About Death? / ¿Por Qué se Habla Tanto de la Muerte?

Click here for daily readings Death is a scary thing. Even with all the medical advances and prescriptions that we are blessed with in the 21st century, we still fear death. Stories of people dying much too soon seem to t...

Jul 01 2023

Lessons from a Centurion / Las Lecciones de un Centurión

Click here for daily readings For the first 10 years of my education, I was a Centurion. My grade school’s nickname was Centurion. Now, when I was in grade school, I didn’t entirely understand what a centurion was. T...

Jun 30 2023

The Blessings of Obedience / Las Bendiciones de la Obediencia

Click here for daily reading “See how the Lord blesses those who fear him” (Ps. 128:1). This is the antiphon of our Psalm, and we hear this sentiment expressed frequently throughout Scripture. The focus of our...

Jun 29 2023

Humility and Trust / La Humildad y la Confianza

Click here for daily readings Today we celebrate two great saints, Peter and Paul, who helped grow and form the Church from its earliest days. As I read the readings, I was struck by the humility, trust, prayer, and perse...

Jun 28 2023

By Their Fruits / Por Sus Frutos Los Conocerán

Click here for daily readings “Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but underneath are ravenous wolves.’” We live in a world of self-pr...

Jun 27 2023

The Golden Rule / La Regla de Oro

Click here for daily readings Today, Matthew 7 gives us the opportunity to once again think and act on the “golden rule”. I would dare say that a great percentage of you reading this could tell me what the golden ...

Jun 26 2023

Moving from Judgement Toward Compassion / Pasar del Juicio a la Compasión

Click here for daily readings In today’s Gospel, Jesus condemns the judgment of others and hypocrisy. He admonished those who judge the character of others before evaluating their own character. It is easy to ...

Jun 25 2023

Gift / Los Regalos

Click here for daily readings An acquaintance recently pointed out that today is exactly six months until Christmas. And yes, there are many who celebrate “Christmas in July”. In the Second Reading from ...

Jun 24 2023

When the Time is Ripe, God Will Act / Cuando Llegue el Momento Oportuno, Dios Actuará

Click here for daily readings “What, then, will this child be?” This is the question that fills the hearts of parents in those first years of a child’s life. They begin to notice what the child gravitate...

Jun 23 2023

A Lonely Glory / La Gloria Solitaria

Click here for daily reading “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and decay destroy, and thieves break in and steal. But store up treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor decay destroys,...

Jun 22 2023

The Prayer Jesus Taught Us / La Oración Que Jesús Nos Enseñó

Click here for daily readings Jesus reveals to the Apostles and all of us, “How you are to pray.” (Matt 6:9) He follows with the words which have come to be known as the Our Father, also referred to as the Lor...