Category Archives: Tommy Shultz

Aug 14 2021

From Despair to Hope

Click here for daily readings **Due to server issues, this post was not published on 8/8/21, so we are posting it now.** Have you ever had a moment where you just wanted to give up on something? Whether work or a situati...

Aug 03 2021

Praying Through the Waves

Click here for daily readings The Gospel reading for today is by far one of my favorites, so much so that it was the Gospel at our wedding. If you have never done Lectio Divina before, this is a perfect verse to start wi...

Jul 13 2021

Conversion and Courage

Click here for daily readings Today, we hear about one of the unsung women who is an absolute hero in the Bible. Think back to the situation that is described in today’s First Reading. During this time in Egypt, al...

Jul 05 2021

True Freedom

Click here for daily readings We just celebrated the Fourth of July and the Alleluia before the Gospel today really got me thinking about freedom. The reading says, “Our Savior Jesus Christ has destroyed death and ...

Jun 07 2021

Taste and See

Click here for daily readings Usually I like focusing on one of the main readings, or the Gospel, but today the Responsorial Psalm really stood out to me. The words “Taste and see the goodness of the Lord” fl...

Jun 03 2021

The Angels Walk With Us

Click here for daily readings So the other day when I was walking with my guardian angel. Wait what? Yes, you heard me right, I was walking with my guardian angel. You can see how saying something like this kind of shock...

May 06 2021

True Joy

Click here for daily readings How can we be happy? This seems like the question that has echoed through the ages. Everybody wants to be happy and wants to find the key to peace. Often we turn to worldly things for this h...

May 03 2021

The Works of the Father

Click here for daily readings Today we celebrate the Feast of Sts. Philip and James, two of the apostles. Today’s Gospel is one of those readings that makes me feel better as a human person because it shows the tru...

Apr 13 2021

Change In Community

Click here for daily readings Imagine a parish where you walk in and are greeted at the door by a smiling face who welcomes you and directs you to a seat that is reserved just for you. Imagine that those around you aren&...

Apr 06 2021

Baptisms Galore

Click here for daily readings I am writing this reflection on Holy Saturday, in the midst of Holy Week. What is supposed to be one of the holiest weeks of the year becomes the busiest for anyone working for the Church. I...

Mar 10 2021

Fulfilling the Law

Click here for daily readings I love the readings for today because they connect so beautifully. The Church is brilliant with how it pairs readings sometimes. The first reading for today speaks about the importance of th...

Mar 09 2021

To Turn

Click here for daily readings The verse before the Gospel today is a favorite of mine. “Even now, says the LORD, return to me with your whole heart; for I am gracious and merciful.” I actually have a tattoo o...

Mar 02 2021

Practice What You Preach

Click here for daily readings Practice what you preach, it seems super basic doesn’t it? Well so is eating healthy and many of us don’t do that. So is sleeping enough but then midnight comes around and we are...

Feb 07 2021

Life is a Drudgery

Click here for daily readings Wow, so the First Reading from today is pretty depressing, huh? Just the words we need to shock us out of any sadness or anxiety that we may be dealing with. As a classic optimist, I was tem...

Jan 09 2021

Do We Trust?

Click here for daily readings I always like to read through the entire reading for the day and pray through it a little before writing a reflection. Well today, the line that stood out the most was right at the beginning...

Jan 07 2021

He First Loved

Click here for daily readings “We love because he first loved us.” Think about that for a second and really let it sink in. God loved us first. I know for a lot of my life, especially in high school, it somet...

Jan 02 2021

A New You

Click here for daily readings A new year, a new you. If 2021 is not going to be the biggest seller of self help books, dieting fads, and new years resolutions, then the world has lost out on a huge opportunity. I think 2...

Dec 25 2020

The Word Became Flesh

Click here for daily readings “They found the infant lying in a manger.” These simple words from our Gospel today have a profound impact on our personal lives. When we think about Jesus becoming man, I think ...

Dec 19 2020

Faith and Reason

Click here for daily readings Today is Nathalie’s birthday so I would be remiss if I didn’t wish her a Happy Birthday up front. And it is fitting because today’s Gospel passage is all about birth. It&rs...

Dec 04 2020

Cleansed and Renewed

Click here for daily readings There is an absolutely beautiful scene from the popular TV show, Chosen, that depicts a scene similar to this. A leper is thrown out of society and seen as unclean. Even the apostles are afr...