Category Archives: Ordinary Time

Jan 29 2026

More to the One Who Has / Más para el que tiene

Click here for daily readingsWhen we hear “To the one who has, more will be given; from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away” (Mk 4:25), our brains may resist this teaching. On the surface level it seems like Jesus is saying that th...

Jan 28 2026

Good Soil / Tierra fertil

Click here for daily readings We want to be good soil. We want the Word to grow in us and bear much fruit. The reality is that sometimes we are the ground along the path, sometimes the rocky ground, and even sometimes we are surrounded by thorns...

Jan 27 2026

Saint Angela Merici / Santa Ángela Merici

Click here for daily readings Today we celebrate the feast of St. Angela Merici. If you have never heard of her, I invite you to look up her biography and see what an incredible young lady she was. She lived in the 15th century. Orphaned at a very y...

Jan 26 2026

Have I Blasphemed Against the Holy Spirit? / ¿He blasfemado contra el Espíritu Santo?

Click here for daily readings “I’m afraid I’ve committed blasphemy against the Holy Spirit and I’m going to hell.” With trembling hearts, very good Catholics have confided this fear quietly to me. For whatever reason, their minds have zeroed in ...

Jan 25 2026

“Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at Hand” / “Conviértanse, porque ya está cerca el Reino de los cielos”

Click here for daily readings In Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus’ first public words are, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” These were likewise the words of St. John the Baptist (Matt. 3:2), and now that John has been arrested for speaking...

Jan 24 2026

Bits and Pieces / Solamente fragmentos

Click here for daily readings Let’s say every day you go to work, you take the city bus. You get on and there are already people riding that route. While most people riding a bus adhere to a strict code of silence, some people inevitably start c...

Jan 23 2026

At Least One True Friend / Por lo menos un verdadero amigo

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel is one of those very short readings where it helps to read a few verses before and after to better understand the context and help us learn more about what the passage offers. In the verses before (Ma...

Jan 22 2026

The Gift of Life / El don de la vida

Click here for daily readingsToday we pause to reflect on the primordial gift of all gifts: life. Without life itself, we cannot partake in any of the other wonderful gifts God grants. I have taken part in many pro-life activities throughout the years....

Jan 21 2026

Equipped and Called / Equipados y Llamados

Click here for daily readings Today we hear the classic story of David and Goliath. When I was teaching high school theology classes on Scripture this was one of my favorite examples to bring up when telling the class that the Bible is not a chi...

Jan 20 2026

The Sabbath: A Time to Rest / El Sabbat: Un Tiempo para Descansar

Click here for daily readings In today’s Gospel, Jesus and His disciples walk through the grain fields on the Sabbath, and the hungry disciples begin to pick heads of grain to eat. The Pharisees accuse them of harvesting, which would have violat...

Jan 19 2026

What Does God Want From Us? / ¿Qué quiere Dios de nosotros?

Click here for daily readings There have been many times in my life when the feelings of frustration and despair have overwhelmed me to the point that I looked upward toward heaven and asked God, “What am I supposed to do? What more can I do?” ...

Jan 18 2026

I Know a Guy / Conozco a un tipo

Click here for daily readings Before he became an Apostle and author of the fourth Gospel, John was a disciple of an unusual man who lived in the desert and ate locusts. The Baptist, as he was known, explained to his followers that he had been t...

Jan 17 2026

Field Hospital / Hospital de Campaña

Click here for daily readingsIn today’s Gospel the Pharisees ask Jesus’ disciples, “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?” Although the Pharisees are not asking out of genuine curiosity, but rather to trip up Jesus, I lean in to His re...

Jan 16 2026

Whole Again / Sanos de nuevo

Click here for daily readings “Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise, pick up your mat, and walk’?” This is Christ’s question to the skeptical scribes who doubt Him after He forgives the sins of the...

Jan 15 2026

Make Me Clean / Cúrame

Click here for daily readingsOne weekend at the softball fields, while his sister played in an all-day tournament, my young son spent the day with other children in a sandbox. Before the last game he became aware of the grimy status of his outward appe...

Jan 14 2026

Transition Time / Tiempo de transición

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Jan 13 2026

Do You Know Who You Are? / ¿Sabes Quién Eres?

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Jan 12 2026

The Time is Now / Ahora es el momento indicado

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Nov 29 2025

Joyful Hope / Esperanza gozosa

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Nov 28 2025

See For Yourselves / Vean por sí mismos

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