Category Archives: Ordinary Time

Jul 22 2018

For His Name’s Sake

Click here for daily readings The Lord is my Shepherd… but sometimes I wonder what He wants. And why He is leading me where He is. In late 2015, life was good. My relationships were good, my professional life was ok; thin...

Jul 21 2018

Hope In A Name

Click here for daily readings “And in his name the Gentiles will hope.” – Matthew 12:21 “I plead with you! Never, ever give up on hope, never doubt, never tire, and never become discouraged. Be not afraid...

Jul 20 2018

I Know This Place – I’m Home

Click here for daily readings Have you ever contemplated your death? Sat quietly and wondered what it would be like? I have. I have had thoughts of missing my life here on earth; thoughts of missing those I love. I’ve even...

Jul 19 2018

The Comfort Of His Sacred Heart: Rest

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel reading from Matthew tells us the inner comfort of the heart of God. When I read Jesus’ words, “My yoke is easy, and my burden light”, I couldn’t help bu...

Jul 18 2018

Daughters And Sons Of The King

Click here for daily readings Ah-hoy! There are a series of short oracles or prophesies, which are called the “hoy” oracles, because each one begins with the word “hoy” or “Ah!”. Sometimes tra...

Jul 17 2018

Faith Keeps Hope Alive

Click here for daily readings The readings today are harsh. In the Gospel, Jesus is reproaching the towns in which many of his miracles had been done. Many of those in the towns did not repent and change their ways. They saw peo...

Jul 16 2018

Jesus IS Lord

Click here for daily readings You might be scratching your head or recoiling in dismay when you read or hear the Readings for today. Isaiah’s word from the Lord is jarring: “Trample my courts no more! Bring no more w...

Jul 15 2018

The Greatest Gift Of Grace

Click here for daily readings If the only Catholic Doctrine question for my students was, “What is Ms. Ciancibello’s favorite word?”, than the majority of my students would get an A+ in their religion class.&nb...

Jul 14 2018

May We Thrive On The Cross

Click here for daily readings As I type, a heatwave has descended upon Western Michigan and surely much of the country. Mid-July is not known for the most pleasant of weather, especially for one who sports a 30–week pregna...

Jul 13 2018

Sheep In The Midst Of Wolves

Click here for daily readings “Behold, I am sending you like sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and simple as doves.” -Matthew 10:16 I am on the road currently for some parish visits. I spent...

Jul 12 2018

The Kingdom Of Heaven Is At Hand

Click here for daily readings Sometimes that’s hard to believe. It’s easy to look out over the landscape of what humanity has done to the world and believe that this isn’t what God had in mind for us. We’...

Jul 11 2018

Trust

Click here for daily readings Since they do not fear the LORD, what can the king do for them? I don’t think it’s any coincidence that the times in my life that are marked by providence are also the times that I chose...

Jul 10 2018

Called To Preach

Click here for daily readings St. Augustine calls Matthew the Teaching Gospel. Jesus is our teacher, the Incarnate Word, the Logos. So what are we to learn from today’s Gospel reading? At first glance, it appears more like...

Jul 09 2018

Risen From The Dead!

Click here for daily readings We know that we must believe in order to be saved. Sometimes, we must admit that our belief is little more than lip-service. But we owe God all of us, as the Sh’ma states: “the Lord is o...

Jul 08 2018

Have Faith

Thank you all for the feedback about our Inspiration Daily program. I will be making some of the positive changes that were suggested over the next few weeks. If you didn’t have a chance to fill out our quick five question survey, please...

Jul 06 2018

Hear This, You Who Trample Upon The Poor!

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Jul 06 2018

Giving All We Have

Click here for daily readings Today’s readings are what everyone worries about: money. “Do we have enough to …” “Should we donate to this group or that?” “How will the government’...

Jul 05 2018

Your Sins Are Forgiven

Click here for daily readings “Your sins are forgiven”. Four words that are so very powerful. These words give me such peace when the priest confessor says them to me as I receive a blessing at the close of each and ...

Jul 04 2018

We Belong to God Alone

Click here for daily readings Today is an exceptional day in the history of America. Many, many things come to mind in commemorating our independence as a nation that did not exist until 1776. Our history is not as extensive as ...

Jul 03 2018

One Nation Under God

Click here for daily readings This week, I cried for our world. I watch the news, I follow social media, I talk with coworkers, so I am painfully aware of our world’s struggle. I am aware of the situation happening to immi...