Category Archives: Ordinary Time

Oct 30 2023

Spirit-led Sabbaths / Los Domingos Guiados por el Espíritu

Click here for daily readings When I was a little girl I read all the Little House on the Prairie books over and over. I remember being deeply impressed by the rules for Sabbath behavior back in those days. Not only was n...

Oct 29 2023

A Blueprint for Charity / Un Plan para la Caridad

Click here for daily reading *** This reflection was reposted from Diocesan Archives. *** As we continue to hear of the difficult questions posed to Jesus, we come to the Great Commandment: “You shall love the Lord,...

Oct 28 2023

The Feast of St. Jude / La Fiesta de San Judas

Click here for daily readings The Feast of St. Jude has always been one of my favorite days. Not only did I grow up in St. Jude Parish and attend elementary school there, I also feel the need to invoke his name with certain freq...

Oct 27 2023

I Didn’t Want To Say That! / ¡No Quería Decir Eso!

Click here for daily readings How many times have you said that to yourself? Unfortunately, I have many times. As I opened up the readings for today, the first reading from Romans made a lot of sense to me. Saint Paul was cha...

Oct 26 2023

The Center of it All / El Centro de Todo

Click here for daily readings Each reading today is challenging of its own, but put them together and there’s a lot to ponder and digest. A brief summary of these readings are as follows: the wage of sin is death, c...

Oct 25 2023

Doing the Master’s Will Until the End / Haciendo la Voluntad del Maestro Hasta el Final

Click here for daily readings If there is one thing of which we are all certain, it is that we will one day die. We don’t know the circumstances of that moment in which we will close our eyes to this earth and open ...

Oct 24 2023

The Bill Comes Due Always / La Factura Siempre Vence

Click here for daily reading The hosts of a podcast I listen to (Catching Foxes) are fond of quoting a line from a Marvel movie: “The bill comes due always.” The point is that no matter what you do, there will...

Oct 23 2023

For the Glory of God / Para la Gloria de Dios

Click here for daily readings Today’s readings and Psalm all point to the same person, Jesus, and remind us of the same thing, He died for us. And His death gives us something more important than anything else in th...

Oct 22 2023

What is God’s / Lo que es de Dios

Click here for daily readings There is a Bible verse on my calendar for the current month that states, “Where your treasure is, there your heart will also be” (Matthew 6:21). The “treasures” of Ear...

Oct 21 2023

Living your Faith Out Loud / Viviendo la Fe en Voz Alta

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel is a reminder to live our faith out loud. “Everyone who acknowledges me before others, the Son of Man will acknowledge before the Angels of God.” What does th...

Oct 20 2023

The Real Enemy / El Verdadero Enemigo

Click here for daily readings Our Parish is going through The Rescue Project by Fr. John Riccardo. This is a program he created that goes through the history of salvation using stories, visual imagery, and prayer. One of ...

Oct 19 2023

True Religion / La Verdadera Religión

Click here for daily readings In the Gospel reading today, Jesus, while at dinner in the home of a Pharisee, openly rebukes his host and others who are like him. In fact, the excerpt is only a portion of a lengthier chast...

Oct 18 2023

And Then There’s Luke / Y Luego Viene Lucas

Click here for daily readings If your parents happened to name you after a biblical character or a saint, as mine did, then you probably have at least done a little research into your namesake. For instance, I know that S...

Oct 17 2023

Reclaiming Our Wonder / Recuperando el Asombro

Click here for daily reading In our first reading, St. Paul is elaborating on the core message of the Psalm: “The heavens proclaim the glory of God” (Psalm 19:2a). Even to the Romans, who have been far from Ch...

Oct 16 2023

Something Greater / Algo Mejor

Click here for daily readings Jonah and the Ninevites, Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, Jesus and his people… What’s the connection? Jonah’s warning to the Gentile Ninevites brought them to repentance an...

Oct 15 2023

Are You Ready for the Feast? / ¿Estás Listo para la Fiesta?

Click here for daily readings How married are you to the idea that Jesus is your Savior? How open are you to the invitation extended to everyone as Jesus died upon the Cross and then rose again, conquering sin and death? ...

Oct 14 2023

Blessed Are You / Bendito Seas

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel reading is a short one. A woman approaches Jesus telling Him that His mother is blessed. He responds to her, “Blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe...

Oct 13 2023

Mental Gymnastics / La Gimnasia Mental

Click here for daily readings When I read passages like today’s Gospel, I am astounded by the lengths the Pharisees and other detractors of Jesus went to justify their unbelief: when we drive out demons, it’s...

Oct 12 2023

Persevering in Prayer / Perseverando en la Oración

Click here for daily readings I find this Gospel comforting because it gives me permission to be persistent, which I sometimes fear is nagging. But Jesus is so clear that we should ask, we should seek, we should knock. An...

Oct 11 2023

Abba / Abba

Click here for daily readings We might be tempted to take this Gospel lightly, as it is so familiar. “Yep,” we might think, “I already know this. The Lord’s Prayer comes from the Gospel.” It ...