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Does God Even See My Offering?
Life right now for me feels heavy and hard; my faith feels as small as a mustard seed.
Then I remember the small deta...
Allowing Light to Come from the Darkness
A year of struggles, fear, suffering, sadness and even despair… It feels as if it had been a year when days grow shor...
Finding Direction When I'm Greatly Troubled
Despite the normalcy of Mary’s image in my everyday, I still find it hard to relate to this figure so innate to my Ca...
What Does Jesus Really Know About Being Human?
Today’s Gospel reading brings back more childhood memories for me of scripture that seemed foreign and honestly, just...
Shining Your Light in a Darkened World
When a lighthouse is in use, you can’t actually see the lighthouse, you can only see the light it gives off. And in t...
I Feel Dull and Old, But God Says Otherwise
I believed with my whole heart that I was headed to South America for a greater purpose. No, I wasn’t on an organized...
When the Fiat is a Fight
In life, I have considered two possible options for my future self: assume a perfect life or fail. There was no other...
Playing Fixer Upper with My Heart
House flipping shows have become more and more popular in recent years, and with good reason: we see something that l...
Keeping a Routine When Life Feels Anything But
Throughout most of my life, routine has been a constant. Waking up early, praying, reading, checking my email, going...
How Can I Be Any More Alert?
I can’t help but to feel guilty this Advent season. I don’t think it’s fair for God to expect me to be even more watc...
Finding a Way to Trust in the Future
In today’s Gospel, we read about Jesus’ forecast of the demise of the temple and ultimately the end of human history,...
The Reasons I'm Unsatisfied with My Life
“I’ll be happy when the weekend comes.”
“Once I start sticking to my prayer schedule, I will have it all figured out...