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Pause! Listen! Can you hear anything? I hear the ticking of the clock, the sound of the rain outside my window, my younger brother playing guitar in the next room, my older sister turning pages in the book she’s reading, and more. You might be wondering why I asked you to listen. Father mentioned inContinue reading “Listening”

Yesterday, my family and I decided to virtually cross the Atlantic again for Mass. We watched Mass at St. Mary of the Isle in the Isle of Man. (We decided to add it to our list of future destinations.) Monsignor reminded us about the Urbi et Orbi blessing which Pope Francis was giving later onContinue reading “The One Who Cares”

Today, my family and I virtually went across an ocean to the Emerald Isle for Mass. Mass was held in the beautiful Knock Chapel in Ireland. For those of you who aren’t familiar with it, this is the site of Our Lady of Knock. (It made me add Ireland as a possible destination in theContinue reading “Fear Shouldn’t Take Hold”

Happy Feast of the Annunciation!!! 🙂 My family and I watched Mass online from St. Michael in Missouri. In his homily, Father spoke about Mary’s yes. Today is when the Church celebrates Mary’s “fiat” – yes to God. She said yes to be the Mother of God’s Own Son. Just think about it! She saidContinue reading “Mary said: “Yes””

Today, my family and I watched online Mass from Ascension Parish in Kansas. The Gospel today was about the paralytic at the healing pool of Betheseda. During the homily, Father pointed out that the paralytic did not help himself to get cured as he sat in that spot next to the pool for many years.Continue reading ““Change the Things I Can””

This morning, I was able to watch online Mass through St. Peter in Chains Cathedral in Ohio. The Gospel this morning was about the official with a dying son at home. Jesus cured the son at the exact same moment He said that the son would be healed. This miracle happened remotely; Jesus was notContinue reading ““Social Distancing” and Distance to Christ”

Today was a very interesting Laetare Sunday. Illinois is under lockdown. So my family and I watched Mass online through the Marytown website. During the homily, Father reminded us of the meaning of Laetare- to rejoice. We still have cause to rejoice even though there seems to be none. We are connected to each otherContinue reading “Laetare Sunday 2020”

Lent is a time when people especially take the time to grow deeper into their life of prayer and deepen their relationship with God. One of these ways is by reading little daily reflections, spending time with God in prayer. This Lent 2020, I got the idea to go through the last chapters of theContinue reading “Lenten Reflection on Matthew (1)”

Reflection on the 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Isaiah 58:7-10/1 Corinthians 2:1-5/Matthew 5:13-16) During Mass on Sunday, Father talked about why Jesus used the similes of salt and light in the Gospel. In those days, salt was used as one of the known preservatives. It helped to prevent decay in food. It also brings flavorContinue reading “Do you have enough salt? – 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time”

I went to a retreat this past weekend. It was AWESOME! I can honestly say that it has changed my life through a “4 o’clock” moment during the retreat. (This moment is a defining moment, where you encountered Christ.) My story: Before the retreat, I was okay with the status quo, where I was atContinue reading “3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time – Light in the Darkness”