Author: Leeza
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Who Is Included in Our Daily Bread?
This Catholic reflection on Luke 11:1–4 explores how Jesus teaches us to pray for daily bread, seek forgiveness, and care for the needs of others.
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Who Are the Little Ones I Overlook?
For the Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels, reflect on Matthew 18 and Jesus’ call to notice, welcome, and care for the “little ones” we often overlook.
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The Son Who Changed His Mind
In the parable of the two sons, Jesus reminds us that faith is not about giving the perfect answer but about being willing to change. This reflection on Matthew 21:28–32 explores repentance, humility, and the grace of admitting when we may have been wrong.
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Who Would We Rather Jesus Not Sit With?
On the Feast of Saint Matthew, Jesus shares a meal with tax collectors and sinners, challenging our ideas about who belongs at God’s table. His example invites us to reflect on mercy, judgment, and making room for everyone in the Church.
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When the Magnificat Reaches the Cross
On the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, we reflect on Mary standing beneath the cross and still trusting God’s promises. Her Magnificat becomes a deeper song of faith when hope is hardest to see.
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Where Is Christ Waiting for Us?
A reflection on Luke 6:20-26 for Wednesday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time. Here’s a concise excerpt that captures the heart of the reflection: The Beatitudes are more than promises of comfort; they are a map showing us where Christ chooses to stand. Jesus points us toward the poor, the grieving, the hungry, and the excluded—and asks us to look for him there. If we want to draw closer to Christ, we may need to move closer to the people and places the world too easily overlooks.
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What If Failure Is Where the Call Begins?
A reflection on Luke 5:1-11 for Thursday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time. Simon’s empty nets looked like failure, but Jesus met him there and opened the door to something new. This reflection considers how disappointment can become a place of trust, humility, and unexpected calling when we stop assuming that failure is the end of the story.
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Why Does the Cross Still Offend Us?
A reflection on 1 Corinthians 1:17-25 for Friday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time. The cross is so familiar that we can forget how shocking it once seemed. Paul reminds us that God’s wisdom often looks foolish by the world’s standards. This reflection asks whether we have made Christianity too comfortable—and what the cross still asks of us in love, humility, forgiveness, and courage.
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Can God’s Glory Dwell in an Imperfect Church?
A reflection for Saturday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time. Can God’s glory dwell in an imperfect Church? These readings remind us that God’s presence does not require perfection, but it does call us to conversion. Holiness grows when we face failure honestly and allow kindness, truth, justice, and peace to shape our communities.
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Does God’s Mercy Have Borders?
A reflection on Matthew 15:21-28 for the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A. The Canaanite woman refuses to believe that mercy stops at the boundaries others have drawn. Her persistence challenges us to examine whom we welcome, whom we dismiss, and whether we trust that God’s compassion is wider than our categories.