Daily Reflections

St. Mary Magdalene

Lenten Practices en Conversion

By Fr. Marcelo Javier Navarro Muñoz, IVE / March 29, 2025 /

Paolo Veronese, The Conversion of Mary Magdalene[1] Today’s Mass readings are the very heart of the Lenten journey. Let us stop for a moment and feel the soothing effect of the words of the Prophet Hosea: Come, let us return to the LORD,    it is he who has rent, but…

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The Strength to Witness By Fr. John Opara

How to Love God

By Erin Szurgot / March 28, 2025 /

In today’s Gospel our Lord speaks about the first commandment, which is to love the Lord with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. Christ then affirms what the scribe says that loving God and neighbor is worth more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices. So how do we love…

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A Call to Prayer

A Time of Listening

By Fr. John Opara / March 27, 2025 /

The Lenten season is a special time to pray, to reflect and to listen. God speaks to us through the scriptures, the prophets and in the quietness of our minds. As we journey through Lent, we are called to listen carefully in order to discern God’s will for us. This…

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Jesus Does Not Throw the Baby Out with the Bath Water

By Grant Herndon / March 26, 2025 /

In this week’s gospel reading, Jesus lays out in the Sermon on the Mount a new discipline for mankind. Given his primarily Jewish audience, Matthew records that Jesus makes clear that His teachings on the mountain do not replace the existing commandments and Torah (Law of Moses), but rather, His…

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Jesus family with flower pot and bird carving on white wall

God’s Plan and Human Cooperation

By Fr. Luke Ijezie / March 25, 2025 /

God always has great plans for us His creatures. In the accomplishment of these plans, He usually invites us to cooperate with Him. The interesting thing is that He never comes with force but invites us with great arguments and persuasive words. We find all these played out in the…

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Who Deserves It?

By Nicole Buchholz / March 24, 2025 /

The Ones Who Do Not Deserve It: Our natural tendency in life is to question why we did not get something that another did, and consequently, to judge why we deserve it more than others. In the Gospel today Jesus talks about the ones who “don’t deserve it” getting something:…

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The Urgency of Repentance

By Fr. Cyriacus Uzochukwu / March 23, 2025 /

‘For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life? Or what shall a man give in return for his life? (Mt 16:26). Introduction Ordinarily, one works hard to protect and preserve whatever one cherishes. We always keep eye on the things we…

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Moving Towards a Supportive Humanity

A Loving Father

By Lizzie Gildner / March 22, 2025 /

The Gospel for today is from Luke 15. As I prepare this reflection, I sit with great awe and gratitude at the Lord’s Providence. Through my full-time ministry work, I get to facilitate a Catholic student leadership group using the program Evangelical Catholic. We are around week five of the…

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Jesus’ Vineyard Story

By Deborah van Kroonenburg / March 21, 2025 /

The Prayer of a Pharisee ‘How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? ‘How long will you hide your face from me?’ I am your servant, Lord. I have followed your law all my life. I have kept away from all that is unclean and turned away from impurity.…

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The Lord, the Good Shepherd takes care of us. A photo illustrating confident and faith in Christ.

Seek First God’s Kingdom and Riches

By Tom Nash / March 20, 2025 /

The Church is ramping up the call to holiness as we progress through the second full week of Lent. Indeed, today’s readings serve as a spiritual sobriety checkpoint, not only for the liturgical season but also our lives in general. If anyone doubts the prophetic nature of Jeremiah’s words, they…

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