Category Archives: Veronica Alvarado

Dec 05 2023

The Cow and The Bear / La Vaca y el Oso

Click here for daily readings Well, here we are. The first week of Advent. I feel as though the years go by too quickly the older I get, yet each Advent humbly reminds me that I am still a child. In fact, I very much wanted to b...

Nov 06 2023

Irrevocable / Irrevocable

Click here for daily readings “Brothers and sisters: The gifts and the call of God are irrevocable.” The first line of today’s first reading is powerful. In fact, this line from Romans 11 (verse 29) may be some...

Oct 06 2023

Examination of Conscience / Examen de Conciencia

Click here for daily readings When I was in high school, my faith formation classes held scheduled confessions once a semester. While we were waiting for our turn, we would use the examination of conscience paper as a fan more o...

Sep 06 2023

Everything, Everywhere / Todo, en Todas Partes

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel is one that personally changed my outlook on life to such a great extent that I’m excited to share this revelation through Christ, with you. From this story, I recognized ...

Jul 06 2023

The Lamb of God / El Cordero de Dios

Click here for daily readings Today’s First Reading always strikes me as both terrifying and odd. Why would God make Abraham almost kill his own son? It always frustrated me, because even for the Old Testament God, it feel...

Jun 06 2023

Tomar por Hecho al Señor / Taking the Lord for Granted

Click here for daily readings It’s so easy to take for granted what and who we have in our lives. In today’s First Reading, we read of Tobit, a generous man who sticks to the Law of the Lord, even burying the p...

May 06 2023

Speak Truth in Love / Hablar la Verdad con Amor

Click here for daily readings Today is my boyfriend’s birthday, so while reading today’s readings I was immediately reminded of our promise to one another: To always speak the truth. While he and I discern marr...

Apr 05 2023

In God We Trust / Confiar en Dios

Click here for daily readings This Lent, I am focusing on praying the Angelus at the traditional times, followed by the Litany of Trust. That means I get up a little before 6:00 am and pray while in bed (usually with my eyes clo...

Mar 07 2023

Follow the Lord / Seguir al Señor

Click here for daily readings In writing these blog posts, it can be so easy for me to fall into the trap discussed in today’s Gospel. While I am a member of the laity, these blog posts make me someone preaching the Word t...

Feb 06 2023

Creation / La Creación

Click here for daily readings Sometimes I get so excited about the readings. It’s silly because I’ve heard most, if not all, of them before, but there’s something about how the readings are always exactly what ...

Jan 06 2023

The Son of Adam, the Son of God / El Hijo de Adán, el Hijo de Dios

Click here for daily readings There are multiple Gospel options for today. The first is that of John the Baptist proclaiming the coming of Jesus, of someone “mightier than I.” The second is the lineage of Jesus, whic...

Aug 17 2022

Shepherds / Los Pastores

Click here for daily readings As the eldest child, I was born into a leadership role and have continued to have more leadership roles as I’ve grown older. In leadership roles, it’s easy to get an inflated ego. People...

Apr 14 2022

What Makes You Think That You’re So Special?

Click here for daily readings I have the good fortune to work in an office that is on the same grounds as a Catholic retreat center. Because of this, I often come into contact with a lot of great Christ-centered wisdom. This pas...

Apr 13 2022

Be Better

Click here for daily readings We are in the middle of Holy Week, people! Less than a week until Easter! Less than a week until we commemorate the greatest gift of all! Is your soul refreshed? Are your hopes and desires getting y...

Mar 14 2022

Mercy, Thank God

Click here for daily readings How great is our God that he is so merciful! In today’s Responsorial Psalm, we repeat, “Lord, do not deal with us according to our sins.” I know that I am, personally, so bl...

Feb 14 2022

Consider It All Joy

Click here for daily readings Happy Valentine’s Day! Suffice to say, my blog today is not about Valentine’s Day. I really did want it to be related in some way, but as of late, I have been struggling wit...

Jan 14 2022

Faith Over Fear

Click here for daily readings “I should share this on Facebook! It’s so inspirational and really struck a chord with me. No… what if my friends think it’s too religious? Or what if even my Christi...

Dec 16 2021

Hope Restored

Click here for daily readings The First Reading has one of my favorite passages, seen time and time again throughout the Bible: “My love shall never leave you nor my covenant of peace be shaken, says the LORD, who h...

Nov 15 2021

It’s a Comin’!

Click here for daily readings I grew up in Texas, which is south but not what I would call THE South. Texas is its own kind of south since there are so many western influences (see: cowboy references). It also has its own...

Oct 26 2021

Hope and Goodness

Click here for daily readings “For in hope we are saved” (Rom 8:24). In today’s First Reading, we are reminded that “this, too, shall pass” and what we are truly working towards is the Kingdo...