Category Archives: Ordinary Time

Nov 22 2024

Sacred Spaces / Espacios Sagrados

Click here for daily readings “My house shall be a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves.” With that line, Jesus is condemning those who are both in the Temple area, making money their f...

Nov 21 2024

A Kingdom of Priests / Un Reino de Sacerdotes

Click here for daily reading The Psalm today says that “the Lamb has made us a kingdom of priests to serve our God” (see Rev. 5:10). This is an easily glossed over but significant phrase. Jesus, the Lamb, has ...

Nov 20 2024

Duck! / ¡Escóndate!

Click here for daily readings Sometimes, I just can’t take one more confrontation. My emotional bank gets so low, that one more unpleasant encounter is one too many. All I want to do is duck and cover. I hear that p...

Nov 19 2024

All In With Jesus / Entregando Todo a Jesús

Click here for daily readings God is present in all we do and gives us little gifts when we least expect it. I try to pick either the first or the nineteenth of every month to write for and I do not look up the readings b...

Nov 18 2024

The Gift of Sight / El Don de Poder Ver

Click here for daily readings “Jesus, Son of David, have pity on me!” the blind man of Jericho calls out when he hears the commotion of Jesus coming near. What exactly is he asking? The dictionary says “...

Nov 17 2024

Set Your Hearts on Christ / Fijar el Corazón en Cristo

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel passage is part of a conversation between Jesus and the apostles in the Temple. It began with the apostles walking through the city of Jerusalem and being amazed at the b...

Nov 16 2024

Turning to God in Prayer / Dirigiéndose a Dios en la Oración

Click here for daily readings ** This reflection was reposted from Diocesan Archives. ** As my family walked down the aisle to receive Holy Communion, I noticed my three-year-old approach the Eucharistic Minister with hands fold...

Nov 15 2024

How the Unplanned and Losing Our Lives Can Be Good / Cómo lo No Planeado y Perder la Vida Puede Ser Bueno

Click here for daily readings Sometimes things just don’t go down the way we planned. In fact, oftentimes things don’t go the way we planned. I received no engagement ring when my husband proposed, I’m pretty s...

Nov 14 2024

The Kingdom of God / El Reino de Dios

Click here for daily readings While I am content to live in a time with indoor plumbing, cell phones, and other modern conveniences, I still think it would have been incredible to have been one of Jesus’ first follo...

Nov 13 2024

The Proper Authority / La Autoridad Apropiada

Click here for daily readings One of the most difficult things, I think, for human beings to grapple with is authority. We all seem to want to be in charge, make our own decisions, and be the gatekeepers of our own destin...

Nov 12 2024

Serving With Humility and Gratitude / Servir con Humildad y Gratitud

Click here for daily readings In this passage from the Gospel of Luke, Jesus presents a parable about a servant who does his duty without expecting special thanks or rewards. He speaks about how the servant works all day ...

Nov 11 2024

He Whose Hands Are Sinless / El de Manos Puras

Click here for daily reading “Who can ascend the mountain of the Lord? or who may stand in his holy place? He whose hands are sinless, whose heart is clean, who desires not what is vain” (Ps. 24:3–4). Ou...

Nov 10 2024

All-In / Completamente Comprometido

Click here for daily readings A student learns from their teacher and then goes out and lives their own life using what they have learned. A disciple seeks to emulate their master, living their life in imitation of their ...

Nov 09 2024

Temples of God / Templos de Dios

Click here for daily readings The money changers in the temple in today’s Gospel felt justified to profit from what people needed to fulfill their temple worship obligations. Unfortunately, sometimes we do the same thing. ...

Nov 08 2024

Shrewd Moves / Acciones Astutos

Click here for daily readings Luke 16:1-8 is sometimes referred to as “The Shrewd Manager,” while other translations use the title “The Dishonest Steward.” This Scripture usually leaves me scratchi...

Nov 07 2024

Every Sinner Has A Future / Cada Pecador Tiene un Futuro

Click here for daily readings “Every saint has a past and every sinner a future.” (Oscar Wilde) I once heard a story on NPR that touched me deeply. A woman’s teenage son was killed by another teenager in the he...

Nov 06 2024

A One-Way Road to His Heart / El Camino Directo a Su Corazón

Click here for daily readings I remember watching a skit that humorously demonstrated how our crosses were perfectly chosen by God for us. The skit made the point that if our crosses were cut down to a more “accepta...

Nov 05 2024

Desert Silence / El Silencio del Desierto

Click here for daily readings It hardly seems possible that November is already upon us. It seems like just yesterday that my kids were playing in the blow-up pool, running through the sprinkler and riding their bikes through pu...

Nov 04 2024

Many Gifts, Many Givers / Muchos Dones, Muchos Dadores

Click here for daily readings In today’s Gospel, Jesus isn’t just giving us marching orders for being disciples – He is doing that, since we are all called to be generous to the poor and those who are bu...

Nov 03 2024

Loving God and Others / Amar a Dios y a los Demás

Click here for daily readings We owe all we have, our very souls, to Jesus Christ. God wants our lives to overflow with mercy and generosity toward each other, to share love just as He did with us through Christ, the Gent...