Category Archives: Ordinary Time

Jul 25 2022

Afflicted But Not Despaired / Afligido Pero No Desesperado

Click here for daily readings In 2015, our family experienced an extremely difficult time. We were afflicted, perplexed, struck down, and persecuted, yet, we held onto hope. These troubles came as my husband discerned the...

Jul 24 2022

Ask / Pídele

Click here for daily readings I think we are often afraid to ask God for things. We don’t want to seem greedy or selfish. We want to feel self-sufficient and capable. And what person hasn’t heard a comment lik...

Jul 23 2022

Walls / Las Paredes

Click here for daily readings “Something there is that doesn’t love a wall” This is the first line from one of my all time favorite poems, The Mending Wall by Robert Frost. As human beings, w...

Jul 22 2022

Feast of Mary Magdalene / La Fiesta de María Magdalena

Click here for daily readings Today we celebrate the feast of St. Mary Magdalene, the apostle to the Apostles. As St. John Paul II shared, she is “the first eyewitness of the Risen Christ.” On the first day of...

Jul 21 2022

Devotion / La Devoción

Click here for daily reading “I remember the devotion of your youth, how you loved me as a bride, Following me in the desert, in a land unsown” (Jer. 2:2). As our readings begin, the Lord reminisces about the ...

Jul 20 2022

Hardened Paths, Rocky Patches, Thorns, and Rich Soil / Caminos Endurecidos, Areas Rocosos, Espinas y Tierra Fértil

Click here for daily readings Jesus goes down by the sea. And the large crowd is so eager to be near him and hear his words that he is forced to get into a boat and go a little way out to sea. He could say anything right ...

Jul 19 2022

Inviting God In / Invitando Entrar a Dios

Click here for daily readings I think that today’s Gospel is easy to misunderstand and that we tend to hear something negative in Jesus’ words. When He is approached by someone saying that His mother and His b...

Jul 18 2022

What Does That Say? / ¿Qué Dice Eso?

Click here for daily readings We see signs all over the place. Signs that tell us to stop our cars at an intersection, signs that tell us where to cross the street, signs that tell us the name of a street. Our daily lives are i...

Jul 17 2022

What a Difference a Year Makes! / ¡Un Año Hace Tanta Diferencia!

Click here for daily readings I can’t even begin to explain how different this summer has been from last summer. On July 9th we celebrated one year of complete wellness for my young son, after suffering repeated inf...

Jul 16 2022

Justice for the Gentiles / Justicia para los Gentiles

Click here for daily readings There is a long-lingering rumor, one I have never been able to confirm, that my father’s family has Jewish origins, and some ancestor back in time converted to Catholicism, possibly to ...

Jul 15 2022

Have You Never Read This? / ¿Nunca has Leído Esto?

Click here for daily readings “Have you never read this?” There is a touch of irony in Jesus’ words in today’s Gospel as he responded to the Pharisees who rebuked his disciples for plucking grain o...

Jul 14 2022

My Yoke Is Easy / Mi Yugo es Suave

Click here for daily readings When I was a kid I always thought this verse was talking about egg yolks and it made no sense to me. Maybe Jesus could make a mean omelet? I wasn’t sure. I have seen lots of different...

Jul 13 2022

The Lord our Defender / El Señor es Nuestro Defensor

Click here for daily readings Today’s readings were a bit difficult for me to comprehend at first and I had to research a bit to better understand what God was saying to me. I believe one of the main messages is tha...

Jul 12 2022

Faithfulness, Repentance, and Salvation / Fidelidad, Arrepentimiento y Salvación

Click here for daily readings The First Reading today can be a little confusing for those of us who haven’t been reading the book of Isaiah in context. Isaiah is a prophet of God who is constantly calling God’...

Jul 11 2022

Loving God First / Amar a Dios Primero

Click here for daily readings This Gospel is challenging. Loving anyone more than I love my family feels impossible. It is hard thinking that God gave me these people to journey through life with only to say “love t...

Jul 10 2022

Silence is a Treasure / El Silencio es Un Tesoro

Click here for daily readings As a young adult fresh out of missionary life, I used to listen frequently to Christian music. I found inspiration and fervor singing along to all the CD’s I had purchased after picking...

Jul 09 2022

Fearless / Audaz

Click here for daily readings Would you invite someone to a task by saying how terrible it’s going to be for them? “It’s a dangerous and difficult job, and people are going to hate you for doing it. They...

Jul 08 2022

God Alone / Solo Dios

Click here for daily reading Our readings begin with a clear reminder of God’s all-encompassing providence: “Because of me you bear fruit!” (Hos. 14:9). We hear this theme echoed throughout Scripture, es...

Jul 07 2022

The Father / Dios Padre

Click here for daily readings Throughout scripture, God’s relationship with his people is described as like a bridegroom to a bride. You have probably heard the analogy that just as a husband and wife give up ever...

Jul 06 2022

Called By Name / Llamado Por Nombre

Click here for daily readings We all have that experience of someone trying to talk to us but we are distracted by our thoughts or our actions and so it only barely registers. More often than not, the only thing that catches ou...