Click here for Daily Readings Afterwards the other virgins came and said, ‘Lord, Lord, open the door for us!’ But he said in reply, ‘Amen, I say to you, I do not know you.’ ~Mt 25:11-12 Yesterday’s gospel reminded me of the need to persist in living faith. Today’s parable highlight preparedness and responsibility. I…
Click here for Daily Readings Therefore, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold fast to the traditions that you were taught, either by an oral statement or by a letter of ours.” ~2 Th 2:15 Today, I’m taking a side trip into basic apologetics (defense of the faith). For practicing Catholics, topics like this one…
Click here for Daily Readings But the LORD answered me, Say not, “I am too young.” To whomever I send you, you shall go; whatever I command you, you shall speak. Have no fear before them, because I am with you to deliver you, says the LORD. ~Jer 1:7-8 Today is the solemnity of St….
Click here for the readings “But they cried out in a loud voice, covered their ears, and rushed upon him together. They threw him out of the city and began to stone him. The witnesses laid down their cloaks at the feet of a young man named Saul.” ~Acts 7:58 We go from celebrating the…
Click here for Daily Readings He said, “The Son of Man must suffer greatly and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed and on the third day be raised.” ~ Lk 9:22 I had an interesting experience with suffering a couple weeks ago. While loneliness has frequently visited…
Click here for Daily Readings Is it time for you to dwell in your own paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins? ~ Haggai 1:4 The king of Persia not only allows the Jews to go back home, he gives them supplies, money, and resources to rebuild. Hence, around 535 BC, the Jews are…
Click here for Daily Readings “These were their thoughts, but they erred; for their wickedness blinded them…” ~ Wisdom 2:21 In my book, Greatness Within: A Five Step Framework To Create a Life Worthy of You, I share a simplified representation for how I approach the world. The first step of the framework is passionately…
Click here for Daily Readings “Then the other disciple also went in, the one who had arrived at the tomb first, and he saw and believed.” Jn 20:8 Today, I’m passing along different theological ideas or interpretations of the Gospel reading that I find worth meditating. Firstly, I don’t understand why John refers to himself…
Click here for Daily Readings Zechariah his father, filled with the Holy Spirit, prophesied, saying:” ~Lk 1:67 Today, I expand on the thoughts from yesterday. I picked the verse 67 as the highlight because it reminded me of how life has unfolded for me in the last 2 years. Zechariah’s ordeal with being mute reminded…
Click here for Daily Readings “Immediately his mouth was opened, his tongue freed, and he spoke blessing God.” ~ Lk 1:64 I don’t know about you but I find it interesting how nonchalant we are about the birth of John the Baptist. How often do you encounter a video of a protestant debating this story?…