Category Archives: Ordinary Time

Oct 19 2021

Vigilant Waiting

Click here for daily readings Do you ever have those days when you wish Jesus would return – now? The world often seems like it is permanently opposite day where right is wrong, up is down and near is far. And in th...

Oct 18 2021

We Belong To The Lamb Who Was Slain

Click here for daily readings Go on your way; behold, I am sending you like lambs among wolves…. Lambs among wolves. The image is frightening. I ask myself, “Why lambs?” There are plenty of other vulne...

Oct 17 2021

Serving God

Click here for daily readings The Apostles seem to often spend their time with Jesus confused. Jesus, however, does not hold this against them. Instead, he takes every opportunity to teach them, and help them through the...

Oct 16 2021

God is Faithful

Click here for daily readings In today’s Gospel Christ is warning His disciples (and us) to practice what we preach. It is not only through our words that we can deny Christ; through our actions—and even throu...

Oct 15 2021

A Father’s Love

Click here for daily readings I am currently two weeks into a study on getting to know the Eucharist and this perfect sacrifice for us and I am realizing that I have spent nearly my entire life only skimming the surface o...

Oct 14 2021

My Soul Waits for You, Lord

Click here for daily readings The Responsorial Psalm for today says: “I trust in the Lord; my soul trusts in His word. My soul waits for the Lord.” Trusting in the Lord is often easier said than done. We live ...

Oct 13 2021

Judge Much?

Click here for daily readings The theme across today’s First Reading and Gospel could not be any clearer – it’s all about judgment. You could ask Christians and non-Christians alike if it’s right to jud...

Oct 12 2021

How Hard It Is To Enter The Kingdom!

Click here for daily readings **Post for 10-10-2021** Is it easy to get to Heaven? Does everyone get in, in the end? What does it cost? These are important questions for framing our worldview, our outlook on life, the wa...

Oct 12 2021

Are You Filled with Plunder and Evil?

Click here for daily readings In the Gospel reading today, Jesus ate a meal with a Pharisee. When they sat down to eat, Jesus did not go through the washing ritual that was appropriate for Jews of the time, and the Pharis...

Oct 11 2021

More Than a Good Teacher

Click here for daily readings I have heard people say things like, “I believe Jesus was a good teacher, but not the Son of God.” It certainly sounds diplomatic from the non-believer’s perspective; it&rsq...

Oct 09 2021

Saying The Right Thing Is Not Enough

Click here for daily readings I’m not going to lie, which is good considering I’m writing a reflection on the word of God! I had to look up these verses in the Sacra Pagina commentary. These verses have long p...

Oct 08 2021

Hearts United In Christ

Click here for daily readings “And blasphemy, the sin against the Holy Spirit, is the one unforgivable sin…because it comes from closing the heart to God’s mercy which acts in Jesus.” -Pope Franci...

Oct 07 2021

Tips on the Rosary

Click here for daily reading “You have said, ‘It is vain to serve God, and what do we profit by keeping his command, and going about in penitential dress in awe of the LORD of hosts?’” (Mal 3:14). ...

Oct 06 2021

Words Can Destroy

Click here for daily readings Having worked in and out of the Church for most of my life, I can confidently say that parish and diocese offices are a strange mixing pot of some of the holiest and dangerous conversations....

Oct 05 2021

Cuteness & Conversion

Click here for daily readings And just like that, 8 weeks have gone by and I am back to work. My scheduled C-section went off without a hitch, my baby girl is healthy and I am getting back into the swing of things slowly ...

Oct 04 2021

Conversions of Heart

Click here for daily readings Todays’ readings are so fitting for the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi. The Scriptures are wonderful lessons addressing the conversion of the heart. The First Reading has Jonah not wa...

Oct 03 2021

God’s Perspective

Click here for daily readings Poor Jesus. Honestly, sometimes when reading Gospel passages like this one can’t you just feel His sigh before He answers? Jesus is God and possesses patience beyond our understanding,...

Oct 02 2021

Angel of God

Click here for daily readings It would be easy to go the humility route with the Gospel today, as it is the classic verse about childlike faith. But I want to take a slightly different direction by honing in on the last ...

Oct 01 2021

Therese The Strong Cactus

Click here for daily readings The starkness of today’s readings is in sharp contrast to the saint we celebrate today. Against the readings of Babylonian captivity and the Psalmist’s lament over the defiling o...

Sep 30 2021

Zeal for the Lord

Click here for daily reading Saint Jerome, Doctor of the Church, was a towering figure in the Church’s history, and we can learn some interesting things from the way he served the Lord. The First Reading from his sp...