Category Archives: Sheryl O’Connor

Oct 01 2022

The Little Way / El Caminito

Click here for daily readings Prayer Simplicity Obedience to God’s will These principles are the foundation of St. Therese’s Little Way. In today’s Gospel, Jesus gives the Disciples insight into th...

Sep 24 2022

In Every Age, O Lord / Por Todas las Edades, Señor

Click here for daily readings We have officially started fall, one of my favorite times of the year. I love the cooler weather, the need for a sweater in the mornings and the evenings. I am a teacher so it is a time of ge...

Sep 01 2022

Following in Peter’s Footsteps / Siguiendo en las Huellas de San Pedro

Click here for daily readings In the Gospel of Luke today, Jesus calls Peter to follow him. While Jesus was asking Peter to fill a unique role in the Kingdom of God, (After all, there can only be one first Pope, right?) w...

Aug 22 2022

Fulfillment of Every Effort of Faith / El Cumplimiento de Cada Esfuerzo de Fe

Click here for daily readings “We always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and powerfully bring to fulfillment every good purpose and every effort of faith, that the name of our Lord Jesu...

Aug 03 2022

The Lord Will Guard Us as a Shepherd Guards His Flock / El Señor Será Nuestro Pastor

Click here for daily readings Shepherds use a tool called a shepherd’s hook. It is used to beat off those who would hurt the flock, to support weak or hurt sheep and to draw back a sheep who is wandering off. Today&...

Jul 23 2022

Walls / Las Paredes

Click here for daily readings “Something there is that doesn’t love a wall” This is the first line from one of my all time favorite poems, The Mending Wall by Robert Frost. As human beings, w...

Jul 03 2022

Practice / La Práctica

Click here for daily readings We most closely image God when we are in union with one another. It is together, in the giving and receiving of love, that we image God and give others a glimpse of His great love. Today the ...

Apr 18 2022

Fearful Yet Overjoyed

Click here for daily readings Think back on a moment of life where everything changed. One of those crystal moments, where you know things will never be the same. Think of that moment when something you had been looking forward ...

Aug 14 2021

St. Lawrence

Click here for daily readings **Due to server issues, this post was not published on 8/10/21, so we are posting it now.** “This side is done. Turn me over and take a bite.” My amazing husband is an incr...

Jul 24 2021

That’s His Job

Click here for daily readings “To some God and Jesus may appeal in a way other than to us: some may come to faith in God and to love, without a conscious attachment to Jesus. Both nature and good men besides Jesus ...

Jul 10 2021

Proclaim His Wondrous Deeds

Click here for daily readings To proclaim something, we have to know it. To know something, we need to give it our attention. Recently, I was asked how God was working in my life. And I went blank. I mean, absolute...

Jun 24 2021

Joy in His Presence

Click here for daily readings John the Baptist was in such anticipation of his relationship with Jesus that he lept within his mother’s womb. Today, we celebrate the birth of this man who was so excited about...

Sep 23 2020

Pray, Hope, Don’t Worry

Click here for daily readings When I taught preschool, we put this phrase to the tune of “Old MacDonald’s Farm.” When I run into the parents of my former students, I often hear about how they are still ...

Sep 10 2020

Authentic Love

Click here for daily readings Me: “Hi, Sweetie, can I help you find a spot?” Second Grade Sweetie: “I know why you call me Sweetie.” Me: (feeling slightly panicked) “Why?” Second Grade...

Aug 25 2020

Living and Effective

Click here for daily readings “The word of God is living and effective, able to discern reflections and thoughts of the heart.” Today’s Gospel is part of a succession of statements from Jesus which begi...

Aug 10 2020

Letting Go

Click here for daily readings A colleague and I were discussing the age-old dilemma of finding new people to step up and share leadership in an organization. It doesn’t matter what type of organization you are in, t...

Jul 25 2020

What’s the Point?

Click here for daily readings It is so easy to lose our focus. Like the mother of James and John, it is so-so easy to become infatuated with the world’s definition of success and to completely miss the point. We are fami...

Jul 15 2020

Form and Function

Click here for daily readings In the study of science, form and function refers to the relationship between the structure of a thing and the way it functions. Today’s Gospel reading gives us a beautiful opportunity to look...

Jul 10 2020

Shrewdly Simple

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.” Similes are very specific types of metaphors. (English teacher moment; ...

Mar 09 2020

Let it Shine

Click here for daily readings It’s March in Michigan and the sun is shining. The bright blue sky, the amazing lightness is almost a shock to the system. Somehow as winter ends, you don’t really realize how much the c...