Category Archives: Tommy Shultz

Jun 13 2024

Level Up / Subir de Nivel

Click here for daily readings Sometimes living a good Christian life can seem like a lot can’t it? If we read through the Old Testament they had many more laws than we have today, mostly ceremonial or liturgical, bu...

Jun 05 2024

Our Ultimate End / El Ultimo Fin

Click here for daily readings In today’s Gospel, we encounter the Sadducees who are trying to catch Jesus in a trap. They present a seemingly impossible dilemma to Jesus about the resurrection and they hope to trip ...

May 26 2024

Trinitarian Love / El Amor Trinitario

Click here for daily readings There is nothing more terrifying to a teacher than giving a class on the Trinity. It is one of the easiest teachings to get wrong because it is hard for us as humans to wrap our minds around ...

May 12 2024

Jesus our Model / Jesús Nuestro Ejemplo

Click here for daily readings Here we are at the Solemnity of the Ascension, one of the highest feast days in the Church calendar. We hear the story of the Ascension in the Gospel today, but notice what comes right before...

Apr 28 2024

Sharing the Faith / Compartir la Fe

Click here for daily readings The beauty of this Easter season is that the Word became flesh, died for our sins, conquered death, and gives us access to the Father. Each of these remarkable events point to the fact that o...

Apr 09 2024

Family Unity / Unidad familiar

Click here for daily readings ” The community of believers was of one heart and one mind.” Imagine for just a moment the founding of a family company. The excitement in the air that comes from branching ...

Mar 31 2024

God’s Divine Plan / El Plan Divino de Dios

Click here for daily readings “God, infinitely perfect and blessed in himself, in a plan of sheer goodness, freely created man to make him share in his own blessed life. For this reason, at every time and in every p...

Mar 18 2024

The Divine Teacher / El Divino Maestro

Click here for daily readings “But early in the morning he arrived again in the temple area, and all the people started coming to him, and he sat down and taught them.” (John 8:2) This may seem like a pretty s...

Feb 18 2024

Covenant and Commitment / Alianza y Compromiso

Click here for daily readings At first glance it may seem a little odd that the first Sunday of Lent would have a reading about God’s covenant with Noah. We all know the story. God sent a flood to wipe out the earth...

Feb 02 2024

The Power of Death / El Poder de la Muerte

Click here for daily readings That’s a pretty bleak title for the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord isn’t it? I think it is important from time to time to think about the power that death has in our world....

Jan 24 2024

Persistence and Faith / La Persistencia y la Fe

Click here for daily readings I am currently running RCIA at our parish and during one of the very first classes one of our parishioners asked me what happens if they get through the class and they still struggle with som...

Jan 07 2024

Reflections on Stewardship / Reflexiones Sobre la Administración de los Bienes

Click here for daily readings The Church is very strategic in its placement of the readings throughout the year. Today’s second reading is a perfect example of this when Paul talks about stewardship. It’s no s...

Dec 11 2023

Look Into Your Heart / Mira Dentro de tu Corazón

Click here for daily readings In today’s Gospel we hear about the incredible miracle of the man who is unable to walk being healed by Jesus. I think we all long for Jesus to tell us not only that our sins are forgiv...

Dec 03 2023

Strength in Weakness / Fuerza en la Debilidad

Click here for daily readings Here we are at the beginning of one of the most beautiful liturgical seasons, the season that anticipates the word becoming flesh and dwelling among us. I don’t know about you, but it i...

Nov 17 2023

Wonder and Awe / Maravilla y Asombro

Click here for daily readings “All men were by nature foolish who… from studying the works did not discern the artisan.” This year I had the chance to visit the Cowboy Museum in Oklahoma City. Wha...

Nov 01 2023

Children of God / Hijos de Dios

Click here for daily readings Today we celebrate the Solemnity of all Saints which is one of the highest celebrations in the liturgical cycle of the Church. I think today’s second reading sums up this solemnity perf...

Oct 20 2023

The Real Enemy / El Verdadero Enemigo

Click here for daily readings Our Parish is going through The Rescue Project by Fr. John Riccardo. This is a program he created that goes through the history of salvation using stories, visual imagery, and prayer. One of ...

Oct 01 2023

Life Isn’t Fair / La vida no es justa

Click here for daily readings Life isn’t fair! How many times have we heard or said this phrase in our lifetime? From a young age we think that the world isn’t fair and oftentimes, the authority figures in our...

Sep 21 2023

Equipped / Equipados

Click here for daily readings Have you ever felt God calling you to something that you thought would be impossible for you to do? Something that really made you fearful or would imply that you go well out of your comfort ...

Sep 03 2023

Pleasing Sacrifice / Un Sacrificio Agradable

Click here for daily readings Today is my 31st birthday and though I still believe I am young in my mind, my body is certainly feeling every year I add to my life. Gray hairs start sprouting from my beard, weird aches and...