Category Archives: Ordinary Time

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...

Nov 02 2024

The Father’s Will is Eternal Life / La Voluntad del Padre es la Vida Eterna

Click here for daily readings What happens when we die? We like to think that we will go to Heaven, but how do we get there? Do we buy a ticket? Negotiate our way in? Strap on rocket boosters? Of course not! We know this,...

Nov 01 2024

Children of God / Hijos de Dios

Click here for daily readings “Beloved, we are God’s children now.” These words from the second reading today are the words that I think all of us long for deep down. We all want to belong and have this ...

Oct 31 2024

Life’s Delicate Balance / El Equilibrio Delicado de la Vida

Click here for daily readings When I was growing up, my siblings and I were not allowed to go Trick-or-Treating, no matter how much we begged. Instead, my parents organized All Saints Eve parties at church and had us dress up as...

Oct 30 2024

Resembling Jesus in Every Action / Asemejarse a Jesús en Cada Acción

Click here for daily readings “After the master of the house has arisen and locked the door, then will you stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ He will say to you in reply, &l...

Oct 29 2024

Marriage is Difficult and Beautiful / El Matrimonio es Difícil y Hermoso

Click here for daily readings The first reading at Mass today discusses the role of men and women in a Christian marriage. So beautiful! So demanding (in a good way)! A few of the words used by St. Paul to the Ephes...

Oct 28 2024

Seen and Heard / Ser Visto y Oído

Click here for daily readings Today’s first reading reminds me of Dear Evan Hansen, one of my favorite musicals. Although I have never seen it live, I absolutely love the music. Some of my favorite lyrics are, &ldqu...

Oct 27 2024

He Threw Aside His Cloak / El Ciego Arrojó su Manto

Click here for daily readings Jesus has come to destroy all the enemies of our fullness of life with God, and restore humanity’s trust in the love of the Father, which Adam and Eve had rejected. But he respects our ...

Oct 26 2024

God’s Justice / La Justicia de Dios

Click here for daily reading If I were in the crowd listening to Jesus’ words today, I would be afraid. “Those eighteen people who were killed when the tower of Siloam fell on them – do you think they we...

Oct 25 2024

Do What is Right / Haz Lo Correcto

Click here for daily readings The readings today really got me thinking. What keeps drawing my attention are the words of the first reading paired with Jesus’ words in today’s Gospel, “…why do you...

Oct 24 2024

Jesus Is a Fire on This Earth / Jesús es Fuego en Esta Tierra

Click here for daily readings Most of us are afraid of fire, whether it be the fire that destructively burns on this earth, or the fire that burns eternally. In this passage, however, Jesus was not speaking about it in th...

Oct 23 2024

Are You Ready? / ¿Estás Listo?

Click here for daily readings There are several stories in Scripture that tell us that the Lord is coming soon and we should be ready, really ready. Today’s readings certainly point to that! For example, in the Gospel J...

Oct 22 2024

St. JPII and Vigilance / San Juan Pablo II y la Vigilancia

Click here for daily readings Today is the feast day of one of our great modern saints, so great that many are already calling him Pope Saint John Paul II the Great! I was blessed to grow up with him in office, blessed to partic...