Category Archives: Ordinary Time

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...

Feb 07 2023

Very Good / Muy Bueno

Click here for daily readings “God looked at everything he had made, and he found it very good.” This passage always warms my heart, but I have still often wondered why God would desire to become human. It is easy...

Feb 06 2023

Creation / La Creación

Click here for daily readings Sometimes I get so excited about the readings. It’s silly because I’ve heard most, if not all, of them before, but there’s something about how the readings are always exactly what ...

Feb 05 2023

Called and Gifted / Llamados y Dotados

Click here for daily readings I know I am guilty of perceiving Jesus a certain way or putting words into his mouth when his actual words say something different. I hear him saying that he wants me to learn the intellectua...

Feb 04 2023

Rest Awhile with Jesus / Descansa Un Rato Con Jesús

Click here for daily readings Jesus’ words to the weary Apostles, “Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while,” appear just before the miracle of feeding the 5000. Busy tending to the n...

Feb 03 2023

Climbing the Ladder / Subiendo la Escalera

Click here for daily readings “…knowing that affliction produces endurance, and endurance, proven character, and proven character, hope, and hope does not disappoint, because the love of G...

Feb 02 2023

The Light Enters The Temple / La Luz Entra en el Templo

Click here for daily readings “And suddenly there will come to the temple the Lord whom you seek, and the messenger of the covenant whom you desire. Yes, he is coming…” (Mal 3). This is what the Jewish ...

Feb 01 2023

Disciplined Disciples / Discípulos Disciplinados

Click here for daily readings It’s no coincidence that the words “discipline” and “disciple” both have the same Latin root of “discipulus,” which means follower, disciple, student, pupil...

Jan 31 2023

A Cloud of Witnesses / Una Multitud de Testigos

Click here for daily readings Today’s First Reading encourages us that “[s]ince we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us rid ourselves of every burden and sin that clings to us and persevere ...