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Recent Posts from Living the Good News
Light in the Darkness / Luz en la oscuridad
Click here for daily readings Today is my sixty-first birthday. I would love to be able to reminisce about a bucket list of interesting adventures from my sixtieth year, but those twelve months humbled me as I found myself caring for young grandchildren who live with us, accompanying my parents as they faced the struggles
Repent! / ¡Arrepiéntanse!
Click here for daily reading It’s impressive how many people followed Jesus when He walked the earth and what they left behind to do it. Our Gospel speaks of Jesus teaching in synagogues and proclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom. When He called the people to “Repent, for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand,”
Transformed by the Light of the World / Transformada por la Luz del Mundo
Click here for daily readings My oncologist’s name lit up as my cell phone rang on the Feast of the Epiphany 14 years ago. “The biopsy showed cancer,” she said. I took a deep breath, closed my eyes, and whispered a prayer, bracing myself before walking outside to tell my husband. Since that day, the
The Most Holy Name of Jesus / El Santísimo Nombre de Jesús
Click here for daily readings One of my favorite Advent traditions is meditating on the many titles of Jesus. For example, I like to envision the immense joy and peace that John the Baptist experienced as he identified Jesus as the “Lamb of God.” Similarly, there are numerous titles we can embrace for our Lord
To Whom Does My Path Lead? / ¿A quién me lleva mi camino?
Click here for daily readings The scene of today’s Gospel reading takes place across from the Jordan River. John, the cousin of Jesus, has been baptizing people in the waters of the Jordan, and his inquisitors want to know why. They demand to know who he is and with what authority he acts. John’s testimony
“When Eight Days Were Completed” / “Cumplidos los ocho días”
Click here for daily readings It’s still Christmas, for the Church! We have at least 12 Days of Christmas, or 40, if you’d like to continue to ponder these mysteries until the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple and the Purification of Mary. It is good to remember that numbers are valuable signs in the
There Is More to Christmas / La Navidad es más que eso
Click here for daily readings Jesus the Christ, the Light of the world, the true Light of the world that pushes back the powers of darkness, lives and reigns! Christmas is a once-a-year revival of the fires of love and belief that burn in our hearts that there is more than what we see. There
Do You Believe This? / ¿Crees esto?
Click here for daily readings Lately I have been reflecting on the importance of faith in our lives. We can read the Gospels and think they sound legit, or listen to Father at Sunday Mass and try to take what he says to heart, but how deep does our faith run? Do we truly comprehend
Hope in the Waiting / Esperanza durante la espera
Click here for daily readings The Canticle of Simeon is a prayer of thanksgiving for hope fulfilled. He had been waiting for the Messiah and knew from the Holy Spirit that he “should not see death before he had seen the Christ of the Lord." The Catechism of the Catholic Church defines hope as “the
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