Category Archives: Ordinary Time

Sep 20 2023

Free To Be Wrong / Libres para Equivocarnos

Click here for daily readings All of creation, all of history, all prophecy, all prayer was leading to and longing for the coming of the Christ. And yet, those who should have recognized the signs and rejoiced in his comi...

Sep 19 2023

A Package Deal / Un Conjunto Necesario

Click here for daily readings Recently, a young Catholic woman who works in a local restaurant shared with me how off-putting it is when other “devout” Catholics come into her place of employment and behave ru...

Sep 18 2023

We Are Not Worthy / No Somos Dignos

Click here for daily readings In today’s first reading, from St. Paul’s letter to Timothy, Paul asks for prayers for everyone, including kings and those in authority, “that we may lead a quiet and tranqu...

Sep 17 2023

Forgive From the Heart / Perdonar de Corazón

Click here for daily readings I’m not sure what I was up to when I was a kid but I recall having frequent cuts and scrapes that required my body to produce scabs. My mom told me not to pick at them to avoid scars bu...

Sep 16 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...

Sep 15 2023

Our Lady of Sorrows / Nuestra Señora de los Dolores

Click here for daily readings Tucked in between the readings today is an optional sequence, the Stabat Mater. This hymn originates in the thirteenth century and focuses on the sufferings of the Virgin Mary. There are over...

Sep 14 2023

Serpent vs. Savior / Serpiente Contra Salvador

Click here for daily readings It may seem a little surprising on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross to hear the story of the Israelites being bitten by snakes in response to their continued complaining in the desert...

Sep 13 2023

It Won’t Last / No Perdurará

Click here for daily readings Sometimes in life we need to actively work to live in the moment. We can wallow in regrets over the past or become preoccupied with worries about the future. For those times, Jesus reminds u...

Sep 12 2023

What is Our Witness? / ¿Cómo Damos Testimonio?

Click here for daily readings Recently, we realized that as busy as we are in our parishes, in Tom’s Formation, and in the Catholic Schools in our area, we weren’t bringing our faith home. Don’t get me w...

Sep 11 2023

Redemptive Suffering / Sufrimiento Redentor

Click here for daily reading St. Paul’s words today about “filling up what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ” open up to us a deeper perspective on the Christian life. As Christians, we are followe...

Sep 10 2023

Here I am, Lord / Aquí Estoy, Señor

Click here for daily readings “In the twilight of our lives, we will be judged based on how we loved.” – St John of the Cross. How do you treat others? Do you take for granted those closest to you?...

Sep 09 2023

Pouring Rain / Lluvia Torrencial

Click here for daily readings We’ve all heard the cliche, “When it rains, it pours”, usually referring to times of particular hardship. But what happens when it literally pours rain and there’s nothing yo...

Sep 08 2023

Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary / Natividad de la Santísima Virgen María

Click here for daily readings Today we celebrate the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Our tradition holds that Mary was the daughter of Saints Ann and Joachim. However, we have no record of Mary’s parents in the...

Sep 07 2023

Cast, Detach, and Trust / Lanzar, Desconectarse y Confiar

Click here for daily readings Peter toiled all night and had nothing to show for it, yet he still resisted allowing Jesus to help. How often do we work so hard and feel we have nothing to show for it, yet we still w...

Sep 06 2023

Everything, Everywhere / Todo, en Todas Partes

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel is one that personally changed my outlook on life to such a great extent that I’m excited to share this revelation through Christ, with you. From this story, I recognized ...

Sep 05 2023

All It Takes Is One Step / Solo Hay Que Tomar un Paso Adelante

Click here for daily reading *** This reflection was reposted from Diocesan Archives. *** “Be quiet! Come out of him!” I am distracted. I wake up with notifications on my phone. Thoughts about work immediately...

Sep 04 2023

Understand and Teach God’s Truths Unapologetically / Entender y Enseñar las verdades de Dios con Valor

Click here for daily readings In today’s Gospel reading, we hear Jesus read from Isaiah: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor. He has sent me to proc...

Sep 03 2023

Pleasing Sacrifice / Un Sacrificio Agradable

Click here for daily readings Today is my 31st birthday and though I still believe I am young in my mind, my body is certainly feeling every year I add to my life. Gray hairs start sprouting from my beard, weird aches and...

Sep 02 2023

Justice and Talents / La Justicia y los Talentos

Click here for daily readings “Justice is the moral virtue that consists in the constant and firm will to give their due to God and neighbor.” (CCC 1807) Parables are meant to rock our understanding of what we...

Sep 01 2023

Ready, Set, Then What? / ¿Listos? ¿Y Ahora Qué?

Click here for daily readings Readiness is a concept which we willingly embrace in life, yet we give very little thought to. If you really stop and think about it, how many times a day do we have to get ready or be ready for som...