October 7, 2024
Every morning, when we rise, we are met with the irony of having one more day of life but one less day to live. And we ask ourselves how to make the most of the time we have been gifted. Today’s Gospel answers the question and reminds us of what will come beyond our numbered […]
October 6, 2024
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Our year-long journey through the gospel of Mark (with occasional stops in the gospel of John) finds us now facing a topic that has been debated and agonized over even long before the beginnings of Christianity – the question of divorce. This topic raises another concern connected with divorce: the […]
October 5, 2024
Memorial of Saint Faustina Kowalska, virgin I don’t remember when I first read St. Faustina’s Diary, but I remember how it touched my soul. Reading about her natural yet supernatural conversations with Jesus kindled my hope. Perhaps I could learn to trust in God. Reading about her experiences with illness gave me the courage to […]
October 4, 2024
Memorial of Saint Francis of Assisi Woe to you, Chorazin,…Bethsaida,… Capernaum…. We rarely have examples of Jesus cursing those who refused to listen to his message. What struck me about these sayings of Jesus after visiting Israel was that nothing was left of these three cities. We’re not even sure exactly where they were located. […]
October 3, 2024
Something about my maternal grandfather, Marcelino, always stood out to me. Marcelino made it a point to pray daily and seek guidance from the Holy Spirit, who helped him understand his daily mission. He would pray at the table, discern his path, put on his hat, and then head out to fulfill his duties. He […]
October 2, 2024
Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels The character of Job, in a sense, represents all of us. Job was a righteous man before God and a very successful man wealthy in land and familial relationships. In a dialogue in which God brags to the Devil about Job, the Devil presents God with a challenge. He […]
October 1, 2024
Memorial of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, virgin and doctor of the Church Suffering truly tests our faith. It can change us and our mood or lifestyle rapidly if we enter into despair and feel we have no hope. Thérèse grew up with various obstacles but felt called to throw her pain into a […]
September 30, 2024
Today, the Church asks us to remember Saint Jerome in her liturgical calendar. We invite Saint Jerome to journey with us during this Eucharistic celebration. Saint Jerome comes to us from his study someplace in Bethlehem, in the Holy Land. The Bible, the Word of God, was his life. He became a true specialist in […]
September 29, 2024
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp. Moses says, “Are you jealous for my sake? Would that all the people of the Lord were prophets? In the Gospel reading, the apostles express the same concern about someone who is not in their group casting out demons in the name of […]
September 28, 2024
Today, I would like us to focus on the theme of the responsorial psalm. “In every age, O Lord, you have been our refuge.” Everyone’s life is different, but every life has its trials, crises, upsets, and hard times. Take five minutes or more and review your life and see how true this verse in […]