Category Archives: Ordinary Time

Jun 01 2023

Turn That Frown Upside Down / En Lugar de Poner Mala Cara, Sonreir

Click here for daily readings Sometimes your tongue just gets away from you, doesn’t it? I know mine does. I just feel the “need” to complain about that one little thing and before I know it, I’m ranting ...

May 31 2023

Mary and Elizabeth / María e Isabel

Click here for daily readings We read in today’s Scripture, “Blessed are you who believed that the Lord would fulfill what was spoken to you.” The Blessed Mother responded to the invitation by God to be ...

May 30 2023

Oriented to God in a Disoriented World / Orientado Hacia Dios en Este Mundo Desorientado

Click here for daily readings Our society is constantly pushing for each individual to define happiness, love, and success for themselves, often without regard for the effect on their neighbor. What we find at the extreme...

May 29 2023

His Friends / Sus Amigos

Click here for daily readings Godspell, the musical from 1973, is an assault to one’s eyes with its rainbow-haired Jesus and 70’s nonconformist vibe. It marries two different ways of looking at the world: the ...

May 10 2023

There, But for the Grace of God, Go I / Por la Gracias de Dios, Allí Voy

Click here for daily reading “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. Of these I am the foremost. But for that reason I was mercifully treated, so that in me, as the foremost, Christ Jesus might display al...

Feb 25 2023

Get Up and Follow Christ / Levántate y Sigue a Cristo

Click here for daily readings “Leaving everything behind, [Levi] got up and followed him.” Jesus invites people individually and personally to follow him. Levi, despite the fact that he was truly an unlikely c...

Feb 21 2023

True Greatness / La Verdadera Grandeza

Click here for daily readings If you wish to be first in the kingdom, the realm of God, you must be last. To be the greatest in the kingdom, you must think of yourself as the least; humility is the key to unlocking heaven...

Feb 20 2023

We of Little Faith / Gente Incrédula

Click here for daily reading Today, we get to see a great display of our Lord’s emotion. Jesus is exasperated at the crowd: “O faithless generation, how long will I be with you? How long will I endure you?&rdq...

Feb 19 2023

Be Holy, as God is Holy / Ser Santos, Como Dios es Santo

Click here for daily readings When my son was a teenager, he had a sweatshirt that said, “Get holy or die tryin.'” On the back of the sweatshirt, it listed over 40 people, from St. Paul to St. Joan of Arc to B...

Feb 18 2023

Just a Glimpse / Solo un Vistazo

Click here for daily readings As you read this, Lent is four days away. Perhaps you already have in place your plan for prayer, fasting and almsgiving, the three pillars we use to support our preparation for the glorious ...

Feb 17 2023

Relying on God / Confiando en Dios

Click here for daily readings The First Reading today from Genesis is right after the great flood. God has just made a covenant with his people and promised never again to wipe out the earth. Noah is trying to bring his p...

Feb 16 2023

The Question of Peter / La Cuestión de Pedro

Click here for daily readings In today’s Gospel Peter plays two seemingly opposing roles. He is the one who speaks the truth of Chrst’s identity and he is the one who rebukes Christ. It seems to me that this i...

Feb 15 2023

Jesus Took Him By The Hand / Jesús Lo Tomó De La Mano

Click here for daily readings “People brought to him a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him.” We all need friends like this, who will lead us along the way and beg for the help we need! We are all called to...

Feb 14 2023

Fresh Bread / Pan Fresco

Click here for daily readings I love when the Scriptures capture for us common, human moments between Jesus and the disciples. The disciples, again, forgot to bring enough food. Come on guys! So when Jesus makes a comment...

Feb 13 2023

No Sign For You! / ¡Ninguna Señal Para Ti!

Click here for daily readings At first glance it may seem like Jesus was being a bit harsh with the Pharisees when they asked for a sign. Most people need a little evidence to help their faith from time to time. The thin...

Feb 12 2023

Seasonal Blues or Constant Gratitude? / ¿Melancolía Temporal o Gratitud Constante?

Click here for daily readings By this time, we are most likely smack dab in the middle of the winter blahs. It has been just over a month since the Epiphany, which emotionally ends the Christmas season for many of us. The...

Feb 11 2023

Our Refuge and Our Strength / Nuestro Refugio y Nuestra Fortaleza

Click here for daily reading Having eaten from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil and hidden from God, Adam and Eve are cast out of the Garden of Eden. As the Catechism tells us, “Man, tempted by the devil, ...

Feb 10 2023

The Battle Against Clutter / La Batalla Contra el Desorden

Click here for daily readings It seems I am in a constant battle against clutter. Pieces of mail that accumulate when I don’t have time to file them or toss them. Clothing that no longer fits but I hang onto it anyw...

Feb 09 2023

Trust Like the Syrophoenician Woman / Confiar Como La Mujer Sirofenicia

Click here for daily readings In today’s Gospel reading, we hear about the Syrophoenician woman who begged Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter. At first, Christ responds that “it is not right to take ...

Feb 08 2023

Interior Dispositions / Disposiciones Interiores

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel can be confusing for our modern era because we do not follow Jewish laws regarding clean and unclean food. It is Jesus’ words in this Gospel that explain why we are...