Click here for Daily Readings “For Jesus himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his native place.”” ~Jn 4:44 Once again, I was laid off under the guise of a reduction in force. It’s ironic that companies love to demand loyalty from their current and future employees, yet they don’t hesitate to eliminate…
Click here for Daily Readings “Blessed be You, our Lord, King of the Universe, I faithfully and humbly place myself in your presence to give you thanks for all that was, all that is, and all that is to come in my life. I, sincerely, surrender my will and my need to understand, so that…
Click here for Daily Readings The men were amazed and said, “What sort of man is this, whom even the winds and the sea obey?” ~Mt 8:27 To me, today’s readings are all about attachment to worldly things. The angels instruct Lot to go flee to the hills but, he doubts and asks permission to…
Click here for Daily Readings “I cannot do anything on my own; I judge as I hear, and my judgment is just, because I do not seek my own will but the will of the one who sent me.” ~ Jn 5:30 I invite you to search all areas of your life and identify the…
Click here for Daily Readings When they hand you over, do not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say. You will be given at that moment what you are to say. ~ Mt 10:19 Raise your hand if the first thing you do when you are called to do…
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 But Herod said, “John I beheaded. Who then is this about whom I hear such things?” And he kept trying to see him. ~ Lk 9:7 It’s said that Emperor Augustus joked about Herod Antipas saying “It’s better to be Herod’s pig than his son.” (Macrobius, Saturnalia, 2:4:11) Herod was…
Click here for Daily Readings Then they set out and went from village to village proclaiming the Good News and curing diseases everywhere. ~ Lk 9.6 I have heard this Gospel many times but I never paid much attention to its implications until I binge watched “The Chosen” and experienced their portrayal of this account…
Click here for Daily Readings “Jesus said to her, “Stop holding on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father.” ~ Jn 20:17a Today, I reflect on Mary Magdalene’s experience at the tomb of Jesus, as retold in the Gospel of John 20:11-18. The Moment of Release In this passage, I picture…
Click here for Daily Readings Then the LORD said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to me? Tell the children of Israel to go forward. ~ Ex 14:15 Raise your hand if you know that feeling when you’re torn between moving forward in faith or staying in the comfort of the known. I know…