Category Archives: Tommy Shultz

Jul 02 2023

Why So Much Talk About Death? / ¿Por Qué se Habla Tanto de la Muerte?

Click here for daily readings Death is a scary thing. Even with all the medical advances and prescriptions that we are blessed with in the 21st century, we still fear death. Stories of people dying much too soon seem to t...

Jun 15 2023

Difficult Teachings / Enseñanzas Difíciles

Click here for daily readings The Gospels are full of teachings that are difficult for us to follow. At least they should be. If we read through the Gospels and find all the teachings of Christ easy, then maybe it is not ...

Jun 04 2023

That All May be Saved / Que Todos Sean Salvos

Click here for daily readings In today’s Gospel we read perhaps the most quoted verse of Scripture, that “God so loved the world that he gave his only son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish...

May 23 2023

The Perfect Evangelist / El Evangelista Perfecto

Click here for daily readings In the Gospel today there is a beautiful conversation between Jesus Christ and God the Father. Jesus is the perfect evangelist, stating that he has revealed the name of God to all people. It ...

May 07 2023

Spiritual and Religious / Espiritual y Religioso

Click here for daily readings The question is often asked why you need religion at all. Can’t you just be a spiritual person and go directly to God? Especially in the wake of scandal, doesn’t it seem like all ...

May 04 2023

A Servant’s Heart / El Corazón De Un Siervo

Click here for daily readings **This reflection was reposted from Diocesan Archives.** On May 13th, Nathalie and I celebrate the anniversary of when we got engaged, on the Feast of Fatima. For those who have followed our ...

Apr 15 2023

Living the Liturgical Life / Vivir La Vida Litúrgica

Click here for daily readings I love the liturgical calendar of the Church. It reminds us that the journey of conversion is always ongoing and portrays the important moments in the Gospels that give witness to Jesus Chris...

Apr 06 2023

Inheritance / Nuestra Herencia

Click here for daily readings Holy Thursday is one of my favorite days in the liturgical year. The beautiful liturgies during Holy Week, the symbolism of the washing of the feet, the institution of the Holy Eucharis...

Mar 23 2023

The Advocate / El Defensor

Click here for daily readings During this season of Lent we tend to focus on the Gospels and the life of Christ, especially leading up to his death. This, of course, is of the utmost importance for us as Christians. But w...

Mar 05 2023

Faith and Action / La Fe y la Acción

Click here for daily readings During this season of Lent, I think one of the images that comes up frequently is a desert. We perhaps think about Jesus fasting for 40 days in the desert or about the suffering of the Israel...

Feb 17 2023

Relying on God / Confiando en Dios

Click here for daily readings The First Reading today from Genesis is right after the great flood. God has just made a covenant with his people and promised never again to wipe out the earth. Noah is trying to bring his p...

Feb 05 2023

Called and Gifted / Llamados y Dotados

Click here for daily readings I know I am guilty of perceiving Jesus a certain way or putting words into his mouth when his actual words say something different. I hear him saying that he wants me to learn the intellectua...

Jan 14 2023

Come Follow Me / Ven y Sígueme

Click here for daily readings Follow me! These are the types of words that change a person. All throughout the Gospels when we hear Jesus speak these words with authority we either see people leave everything behind and f...

Jan 08 2023

Stewards of God’s Gifts / Administradores de los Dones de Dios

Click here for daily readings Happy Feast of the Epiphany! Have you ever wondered what happened to the gifts that were given to Jesus when he was a baby? Did Mary and Joseph save them until he was older? Were they used to...

Jan 07 2023

Wine in Abundance / Vino en Abundancia

Click here for daily readings The Gospel for today is one of my all time favorites, though it can be easy to misinterpret this verse as Jesus starting a rave party and getting everyone drunk. Some history of the Old Testa...

Dec 10 2022

Spiritual Power / Poder Espiritual

Click here for daily readings The First Reading today lists some of the more profound miracles attributed to the prophet Elijah in the Old Testament. Elijah was a prophet who brought in an era of miracles and was succeede...

Dec 03 2022

An Interested God / Un Dios Interesado

Click here for daily readings God is often thought of or portrayed as a hands off CEO who created the world and then left it to figure everything out on its own. I have heard this used as a defense for why evil exists, be...

Nov 11 2022

Reminding Us / Recordándonos

Click here for daily readings As the season of Advent quickly approaches, I thought I would try to focus my next several reflections on Advent and specifically the incarnation. The First Reading from today perfectly summa...

Nov 03 2022

Inviting People In / Invitar a la Gente Entrar

Click here for daily readings What was it about Jesus that drew people near to him? I guess the whole Son of God thing must have helped. But this is something I think about often as someone who wants to evangelize as best...

Oct 09 2022

Why Does Matter, Matter?/ ¿Por Qué Importa la Materia?

Click here for daily readings There is a scene in a popular TV show where two scientists are discussing what makes up a human person. They go through all the elements that a body is made of and the percentages that we hav...