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Recent Posts from Living the Good News
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
St. Joseph’s Obedience / La Obediencia de San José
Click here for daily readings Dreams are a thing in the Bible. Joseph in the Old Testament, famous for his coat of many colors, interpreted dreams and earned himself a place in Pharoah’s government. Daniel also interpreted dreams and worked for King Darius. Joseph, Mary’s husband and father to Jesus, was no stranger to divine
She Was First / Ella fue la primera
Click here for daily readings Today we celebrate the Feast of St. John the Evangelist. He wrote several books of the Bible, including the passage from the Gospel of John that we hear today. We are brought into this post-resurrection scene where Mary Magdalene is the first one to go near the tomb. During a
Open the Eyes of Your Heart / Abrir los ojos del corazón
Click here for daily readings Christmastime is here! We're all happy about the gifts and the great meals, but the most important thing is being able to celebrate together the birth of Jesus, our Savior. In the workplace or when I attended gatherings with friends, it surprised me to see that atheists, agnostics, and practicing
The Word Became Flesh / El Verbo se hizo carne
Click here for daily readings Joy to the world! Today is, as the Church tells us, “The Nativity of our Lord, Jesus Christ”, or what we commonly call “Christmas”. That term comes from an Old English word meaning Christ’s Mass, which is the religious celebration of our Lord’s birth. Christ, of course, is not Jesus’
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