Category Archives: Sheryl O’Connor

Nov 03 2023

Deep Thoughts / Pensamientos Profundos

Click here for daily readings Recently, a young middle school aged friend asked if we could get a cup of coffee and talk about God and the Church. She had some thoughts. It turned out she had some pretty deep thoughts.&nb...

Oct 03 2023

Let Me Get My Hammer / Déjame Traer Mi Martillo

Click here for daily readings They say, “When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.” I think we see this mentality in James and John in today’s Gospel. Jesus and the ...

Sep 12 2023

What is Our Witness? / ¿Cómo Damos Testimonio?

Click here for daily readings Recently, we realized that as busy as we are in our parishes, in Tom’s Formation, and in the Catholic Schools in our area, we weren’t bringing our faith home. Don’t get me w...

Sep 02 2023

Justice and Talents / La Justicia y los Talentos

Click here for daily readings “Justice is the moral virtue that consists in the constant and firm will to give their due to God and neighbor.” (CCC 1807) Parables are meant to rock our understanding of what we...

Aug 19 2023

Childlike vs. Childish / Ser Como Niños o Ser Infantil

Click here for daily readings Twice in the Gospels, we hear Jesus bless children and present them as a model for his disciples. What does Jesus mean by this? Children are naturally open and ready to learn, to have a...

Aug 03 2023

God Beckons to All / Dios Nos Llama a Todos

Click here for daily readings “The Kingdom of heaven is like a net thrown into the sea, which collects fish of every kind.” (Mt 13:47) The Kingdom of heaven is not some far off, far away place. The Kingdom of ...

Jul 25 2023

Can You Drink from My Chalice? / ¿Puedes Beber de Mi Cáliz?

Click here for daily readings I would like to say that I relate to St. James because I am a good leader or because I am strong enough to stand up and offer my life as a martyr. But the truth is that I relate, not to St. J...

Jul 03 2023

Faithful Friends / Los Amigos Fieles

Click here for daily readings On the first Easter Sunday, Jesus appeared to the disciples, St. John tells us that Jesus came upon them without using the doors. His body already glorified, Jesus was no longer bound by mate...

Jun 03 2023

Wisdom and Conversation / La Sabiduría y La Conversación

Click here for daily readings “I sought wisdom openly in my prayer, I prayed for her before the temple…” Conversation often seems like a lost art. In order to engage in true dialogue, we have to be will...

May 30 2023

Oriented to God in a Disoriented World / Orientado Hacia Dios en Este Mundo Desorientado

Click here for daily readings Our society is constantly pushing for each individual to define happiness, love, and success for themselves, often without regard for the effect on their neighbor. What we find at the extreme...

May 03 2023

An Archetype for You and Me / Un Arquetipo Para Ti y Para Mí

Click here for daily readings I often wonder what my guardian angel must think of me. I am not always a quick learner. I tend to make the same mistakes in different guises and wonder why I get the same results. More often...

Apr 20 2023

Tell the Story / Contar la Historia

Click here for daily readings “When they heard this, they became infuriated and wanted to put them to death.” The Apostles were so convicted by their experience of Jesus Christ, that they continued to tell his...

Apr 03 2023

Facing Our Own Cognitive Dissonance / Enfrentando Nuestra Propia Disonancia Cognitiva

Click here for daily readings Cognitive dissonance is the psychological term for the mental stress or discomfort we feel when we are confronted with new information which conflicts with our current ideas, beliefs or value...

Mar 03 2023

Peace be with You / La Paz Esté Con Ustedes

Click here for daily readings The Sign of Peace can be a struggle. We are in the midst of the Eucharistic prayer, preparing our hearts and minds to receive Jesus; body, blood, soul, and divinity and the Eucharistic prayer...

Feb 03 2023

Climbing the Ladder / Subiendo la Escalera

Click here for daily readings “…knowing that affliction produces endurance, and endurance, proven character, and proven character, hope, and hope does not disappoint, because the love of G...

Jan 10 2023

Foundations / Los Cimientos

Click here for daily readings I always said I would never take up quilting. That was until I did. Seeing all those pieces come together can be a rather surreal experience. You cut out all these little triangles and ...

Jan 03 2023

Am I a Student or a Disciple? / ¿Soy Estudiante o Discípulo?

Click here for daily readings What does it mean to be devoted to the Most Holy Name of Jesus? Or one could ask, what does it mean to be a disciple? There is an important distinction to be made between a disciple and...

Dec 21 2022

A Little Advent, A Little Christmas Everyday / Un Pequeño Adviento y un Pequeño Navidad Todos los Días

Click here for daily readings I am principal of a lovely little Catholic School. Father taught a new Advent song to our students this year. One of the lines is “Advent is a time to wait, not quite time to celebrate....

Dec 04 2022

Waiting / Esperar

Click here for daily readings Many years ago, on a bright and perfect Michigan morning, my husband and father-in-law decided to take our 14 foot daysailer out on a channel that led to Lake Michigan. Since the boat was too...

Nov 21 2022

Giving from Our Poverty / Dar De Nuestra Pobreza

Click here for daily readings As a teacher for Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, I love teaching students about the gesture of Epiclesis (when the priest asks the Holy Spirit to come down upon the bread and wine to transfo...