Category Archives: Ordinary Time

Nov 02 2018

Hope Of The Faithful Departed

Click here for daily readings “May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.” It’s something my family has said at the end of every prayer before we eat since I was very y...

Nov 01 2018

Power, Pleasure, Prestige, Position, Possessions

Click here for daily readings The Sermon on the Mount. The Beatitudes. We have heard them so often, seen them on posters, Facebook art, Instagram, even our daily planners… maybe we forget how revolutionary these words of ...

Oct 31 2018

O Death, Where Is Your Victory?

Click here for daily readings Recently my five-year-old and four-year-old sons were having a discussion about how Jesus was born on Christmas and rose on Easter, and at one point they ask, “So what happened to Jesus on Hal...

Oct 30 2018

A Seed And A Sprinkle

Click here for daily readings What IS the Kingdom of God like? To what can we compare it? If you’ve spent any time thinking about the “ends of things,” the “final things,” the end point of existence...

Oct 29 2018

Children Of Light

Click here for daily readings Within this past year, I have been diagnosed with narcolepsy & cataplexy. If you’re familiar with these diseases, you know that it is a large cross to carry. I’m still trying to figu...

Oct 28 2018

Closed Off From The World

Click here for daily readings As I was preparing writing this, my sister left me inspiration in a voicemail. Her words were: “Today in religion class, they told us to put down our phones and interact. The importance of in...

Oct 27 2018

Cultivating A Life In The Truth Of Love

Click here for daily readings Standing in front of a class of students for 8 hours a day is one big test of humility it seems. I really did believe I was good in that department. I didn’t need any more circumstances to gro...

Oct 26 2018

Gratitude And Wisdom

Click here for daily readings We have a clue to the probability that in today’s Gospel Jesus is addressing those who are against him rather than the crowd of goodwill followers by his use of the word “hypocrites,&rdq...

Oct 25 2018

Incomprehensible Love

Click here for daily readings Wow, the first reading really spoke to my heart today. Sometimes we have problems knowing the love of God, don’t we? We know rationally that God loves us but we almost justify it as a far away...

Oct 24 2018

The Guest House

Click here for daily readings I really like St. Peter. His question in today’s Gospel gives me much hope. He, as I so often do, has to ask the obvious: is this just for us or for everyone? Yes and yes! Jesus, as he was pro...

Oct 23 2018

O Death Where Is Your Sting?

Click here for daily readings “Be vigilant at all times and pray that you may have the strength to stand before the Son of Man.” Death is a strange thing. I can still remember a moment in my childhood when I became a...

Oct 22 2018

Taking It To Your Grave

Click here for daily readings Let me share this quote with you. I’m paraphrasing, as I can’t remember the exact wording. See if you can guess who might have said this. Hint – it’s a famous person: “...

Oct 21 2018

He Lived It, He Gets It

Click here for daily readings I love Jesus. And the older I grow, the more I grow in understanding of Him and love of Him. Despite my failings, He continues to transform from the historic, static figure that I knew as a child in...

Oct 19 2018

Worth More Than Many Sparrows

Click here for daily readings “Beware… (but) do not be afraid. You are worth more than many sparrows.” In this Gospel, Jesus goes from warning to reassuring. He first warns his close disciples to beware of the...

Oct 18 2018

Sent In Pairs

Click here for daily readings Jesus sent them in pairs. In today’s Gospel, he sent them in pairs to go out the cities he would later visit. He essentially told them to bring nothing but their faith. He also knew full well ...

Oct 17 2018

Obeying Out Of Love

Click here for daily readings This Gospel challenges us, as Jesus challenges the Scribes and Pharisees. It can also be easily misinterpreted to mean that the Law is not important. But a true interpretation recognizes that all th...

Oct 16 2018

Cleaning The Outside Isn’t Enough

Click here for daily readings Have you ever seen a surgical team scrub up before an operation? It puts mere handwashing to shame! It’s a good thing, of course, that the team puts so much effort in, and there’s an exc...

Oct 15 2018

The Faith Of St. Teresa Of Avila

Click here for daily readings Lord, grant me the serenity to accept the people I cannot change, the courage to change the person I can, and the wisdom to know it’s me. “This generation is an evil generation; it seek...

Oct 11 2018

Ask, Seek, Knock, Find… What?

Click here for daily readings Quite a few years ago while working with RCIA inquirers, I have a vivid memory of a young woman who never prayed. She was self-sufficient, a small business owner – a very confident and intelli...

Oct 10 2018

Our Father

Click here for daily readings The gospel today is the short version of the Our Father prayer we know so well. I find myself called to go deeper and share with you an expanded version of this prayer, inspired by St. Francis of As...