Category Archives: Ordinary Time

Jun 11 2021

The Sacred Heart of Jesus

Click here for daily readings In my Grandma and Grandpa B’s home there were two large lighted framed paintings, one of Mary and the infant Jesus over the mantle and another of Jesus on the opposite side of the livin...

Jun 10 2021

The Glory of the Lord

Click here for daily readings The Responsorial Psalm for today says: “The glory of the Lord will dwell in our land.” When Jesus walked on Earth and people heard Him speak, they could not help but become excite...

Jun 09 2021

Keeping the Commandments: A Matter of the Heart

Click here for daily readings Keeping the commandments. It is something that children wrestle with as they prepare for their First Penance. Do you remember that first time you had to examine your conscience? Later this t...

Jun 08 2021

Salt of the Earth

Click here for daily readings Jesus invites us to be the salt of the earth and the light of the world to others. We can impact all aspects of society by living out our faith and sharing the Gospel message as His represen...

Jun 07 2021

Taste and See

Click here for daily readings Usually I like focusing on one of the main readings, or the Gospel, but today the Responsorial Psalm really stood out to me. The words “Taste and see the goodness of the Lord” fl...

Jun 06 2021

God’s Flesh and Blood

Click here for daily reading On this Solemnity of Corpus Christi, the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, we focus on the ultimate sacrifice of Our Lord, and just as much on His ultimate miracle. In the Eucharist, Christ feed...

Jun 05 2021

Putting Ourselves Ahead of our Gift?

Click here for daily readings We’ve all heard the axioms about giving: Be generous. It’s better to give than receive. Do not let the right hand know what the left is doing. We must give of our time, talent, a...

Jun 04 2021

Hope for Healing

Click here for daily readings Today’s First Reading tells a beautiful story of healing with a powerful and yet often-overlooked role player – the archangel Raphael. When it comes to the three archangels, Mich...

Jun 03 2021

The Angels Walk With Us

Click here for daily readings So the other day when I was walking with my guardian angel. Wait what? Yes, you heard me right, I was walking with my guardian angel. You can see how saying something like this kind of shock...

Jun 02 2021

God of the Living

Click here for daily readings In today’s Gospel, the Sadducees ask Jesus a question that reveals their preoccupation with the world. Because the Sadducees do not believe in immortality, the purpose of the question t...

Jun 01 2021

The Mysteries of God’s Sacred Heart

Click here for daily readings Have you ever heard the song “Blessings” by Laura Story? It beautifully depicts one of the greatest paradoxes of the Christian life. “ ’Cause what if your blessi...

May 31 2021

Blessed are you who believe!

Click here for daily readings Promises! Elizabeth said to Mary, “Blessed are you for believing that what was promised to you would be fulfilled.” Those words could be repeated to Mary at the foot of the cross...

May 30 2021

Embracing the Great Commission

Click here for daily readings In today’s Gospel, Jesus can be found giving His final instructions to the apostles before His Ascension. This is their great commissioning. Jesus has prepared them to continue His miss...

May 29 2021

Swimming Upstream

Click here for daily readings I think it’s interesting that as a practicing Catholic I am counter-cultural. It’s not a label I expected to be slapped to my shoulders. In today’s Responsorial Psalm I&rsqu...

May 28 2021

The Lord Delights in His People

Click here for daily readings Today’s readings are rich in imagery: ancestors, godly men, virtues, the Lord delighting in his people, bearing fruit, the withered fig tree, the temple area comotion, faith in God, pra...

May 27 2021

Eye on the Prize

Click here for daily readings The story of Bartimaeus is echoed in both Matthew and Luke’s Gospel. This image of Jesus healing a blind man (or in Matthew’s case two blind men) is of critical importance for th...

May 26 2021

Want To Be First?

Click here for daily readings I really wanted to talk about Sirach today. He beseeches the Lord to pour out his grace and blessings upon all his servants. In a way, this is our daily prayer. As you know, his mercy is ever...

May 25 2021

What Will I Leave Behind to Follow Christ

Click here for daily readings I have a lot of crazy things to bemoan. Most were embarrassing or even downright stupid: such as smoking, swearing, skipping school, driving too fast, bullying the poor boy that sat in front ...

May 24 2021

Mother of the Church

Click here for daily reading Today we celebrate the Memorial of Mary, Mother of the Church. Our Lady, as the woman through whom the Lord came into the world, sits as Queen of the Church, continuing to mediate His graces. ...

Feb 16 2021

Are The Waters Rising?

Click here for daily readings There’s a moment that strikes at every parent’s heart: the moment where your kid does something wrong, thoughtless, selfish. We try and try and try to help our kids become caring...