Category Archives: Ordinary Time

Nov 08 2021

Asking for Faith

Click here for daily readings What even is faith? More than just a blind leap to things we can’t know, faith is an acknowledgement that God is above us and we should trust him in the things he reveals. If the truth...

Nov 07 2021

Giving What We Are

Click here for daily readings I love the widow’s mite, even as it challenges me every time to give of my substance and not my surplus. It is no act of great trust to give only what is left over AFTER I take care of...

Nov 06 2021

The Humility of Christ

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel Acclamation is one of my favorite verses in the Bible: “Jesus Christ became poor although he was rich, so that by his poverty you might become rich.” In this ...

Nov 05 2021

The (Dis)honest Steward

Click here for daily readings Why would the master commend the dishonest steward? And what did the steward do that would be considered prudent? If you are like me, you are probably confused by today’s Gospel and may find...

Nov 04 2021

Looking Down On Others

Click here for daily readings It is hard not to “look down on” other people when they disagree with us. This is especially true when our opinions are well supported by facts and expert opinions. Those who hol...

Nov 03 2021

Love and Law

Click here for daily readings Imagine with me for a second the scenario of a group of friends playing soccer on the top of a cliff. The cliff rises high above the treacherous waters below and one slip would cause a fall ...

Nov 02 2021

Love Transcends Death

Click here for daily readings “And this is the will of the one who sent me, that I should not lose anything of what he gave me, but that I should raise it on the last day.” (John 6:39) All Souls Day will...

Nov 01 2021

Praising With All the Saints

Click here for daily readings “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest, says the Lord.” Mt:28 Happy Solemnity of All Saints! In my opinion, this is one of the most complicated cele...

Oct 31 2021

The Greatest Commandments

Click here for daily readings Today, in the Gospel of Mark, we read that the scribes asked Jesus which was the first, or most important, of the commandments. To this, Christ responded: “You shall love the Lord your ...

Oct 30 2021

The Guest who Waits for an Invitation

Click here for daily readings “When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, go and take the lowest place….” Jesus is inviting you and me into the pattern of his own humility. The Son of the Fa...

Oct 29 2021

At the Table

Click here for daily readings There are so many lessons and real-life applications that we can find in Scripture, especially in Jesus’ life and teachings in the Gospels. Today’s Gospel, for me, contains a particula...

Oct 28 2021

Our True Identity

Click here for daily readings One of my daughter’s friends announced that she is non-binary, changing her name to Shawn, and using they/them pronouns. In response to questions she said she is more comfortable with t...

Oct 27 2021

Is The Gate Too Narrow?

Click here for daily readings In Romans 8: 26-30, Saint Paul, reminds us that the Holy Spirit comes to the aid of our weakness. When was the last time we thought of that? Paul has no problem telling us about his weaknesses ov...

Oct 26 2021

Hope and Goodness

Click here for daily readings “For in hope we are saved” (Rom 8:24). In today’s First Reading, we are reminded that “this, too, shall pass” and what we are truly working towards is the Kingdo...

Oct 25 2021

The Glory of a Day of Rest

Click here for daily readings God commands us to give our Sabbath to the Lord, not as a recommendation or suggestion, but as a command. If God made room for it on the tablets given to Moses, perhaps we ought to pay attent...

Oct 24 2021

Act of Faith and Hope

Click here for daily readings Lately, I have been listening to the soundtrack from the musical Hamilton. The song sung by Aaron Burr, Wait For It, has been especially captivating. The song is about how Burr has hopes and...

Oct 23 2021

Is the Spirit Alive in You?

Click here for daily readings Did anyone else besides me have to read today’s First Reading more than once before it started to click in your mind? I really had to take a deep breath and intentionally clear the thou...

Oct 22 2021

John Paul the Great and the Love of Christ

Click here for daily readings What a joy and blessing it is to write a reflection for the Memorial of St. John Paul the Great! Today’s reflection will be on the optional set of readings for JPII’s Memorial. In...

Oct 21 2021

Fire And Division

Click here for daily readings Peace and harmony, love and unity and every good thing. Isn’t that what we all hope for, what we pray for, what we sing hymns about? Isn’t that what Jesus came to bring to ...

Oct 20 2021

Being Prepared

Click here for daily readings “You also must be prepared for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come.” Spending five months recently in my parents’ apartment as a caregiver has given me a...