The healing of the blind beggar - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.
How does this story resonate with your own spiritual journey? What has the Lord enabled you to see more clearly? How does living for Christ feel different from living for yourself? How are you utilizing the talents that came to life in you with your conversion?
The signs that anticipate the end - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.
Have you faced situations that anticipated the end for you? What did you learn from those? What is Jesus inviting you to do to be more firmly rooted in him in times of upheaval?
The parable of the judge and the widow - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.
Do I really trust God’s character? Do I trust his goodness? In what way may the Lord be challenging me to expand my prayer? Or to be more perseverant? Has weariness entered my heart? Has lack of trust entered my heart? What should I say to the Lord?
Why is it difficult to think of the Second Coming as a reality? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.
Where is your heart and your security? What is the Lord asking of you, so that your life is grounded in Him?
Why does the Bible use the image of a kingdom? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.
How is it that the internal and external dimensions of the kingdom of God nurture each other? Can this gospel help you understand how the kingdom of God has entered your own life? How would Jesus want you to strengthen your belonging to his kingdom?
The healing of the ten lepers - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.
What new possibilities have you received by God’s grace in your life? In what ways receiving salvation has opened a door for you to know God? How have you taken advantage of that opportunity to know him and to serve him?
Why would Jesus say we are unprofitable servants? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.
How does this teaching apply to you? Do you think you could be tempted to some entitlement, or to forgetting the privilege it is to know Christ and serve him? Can you think of some saint or role model that embodies the right attitude toward God in this regard?
Could we be causing others to sin? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.
How does your behavior impact others, for good or evil? Are there people who depend on you to find moral guidance? How would the Lord want you to respond to situations in which others around you are acting poorly? Have you seen how God’s grace can transform the hearts of people?
Why did Jesus expel vendors from the Temple? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.
How is Jesus challenging you to purify your heart and your worship? How has He purified your worship already, by uniting you to his own sacrifice? Is anger a problem in your life? How is Jesus inviting you to purify the way you address wrongdoing?
The true wealth of the kingdom - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.
Do you perceive your possessions as a means to serve, or as an end in itself? How is Jesus encouraging you to make friends with what you have? What is true wealth in your eyes? What is the image of a successful life for you?
Lessons on prudence from children of this world - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.
In what instances do you see Jesus as a model of prudence? How could you apply these lessons to the prudential pursuit of good goals? In what ways is Jesus encouraging you to apply these elements of prudence, so as to grow in this virtue?
The parables of mercy - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.
How did Christ seek you out when you were lost? To whom is He sending you now? What’s the change of heart that needs to take place in you, so that you have the same interests Jesus has?
Could Jesus really be asking us to hate our families? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.
What does it mean for you to give God the first place in your life? What are the fears that Jesus is inviting you to confront? Have you been able to persevere in spite of the opposition you’ve found around you? What fruits have come out of that perseverance?
The spiritual problem of acedia - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.
Do you recall your capacity to connect with God at a young age, if that happened? Did some experiences lead you to forget that joy? How was it rekindled in you? Are there activities, possessions, relationships, that may weaken your love for Christ, because of the way you live them out?
Why Jesus wants us to invite those who cannot repay - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.
Have you verified this spiritual law, that going beyond your comfort zone helps your love grow in quality? How is Jesus challenging you to love in a selfless way?
What is the reason for purgatory? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.
Have you experienced the action of the Lord’s grace, drawing you to Christ, and purifying you at the same time? What are those aspects in you that are in need of purification? In what ways has Jesus already given you the beginnings of eternal life?
The saints as reflections of the heart of Christ - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.
Which of these beatitudes contains an invitation for you to imitate an aspect of Christ’s holiness? Is there a saint that you find especially inspiring? Which beatitude would you relate his or her life to? How does that saint illumine the meaning of that particular beatitude?
The courage to confront difficult issues - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.
Are there situations in your life in which you have to combine different moral demands? Are there decisions or dilemmas that you don’t want to confront out of fear of others, out of fear of change? How would Jesus guide you to resolve those situations or dilemmas?
Christ’s purpose can only be grasped in a key of faith - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.
Are you tempted to be less intentional in your faith because of fear? What spiritual dangers are you exposed to? What are the signs and prophets that God has sent your way? Have you experienced the consequences of not being faithful to God’s callings?
Will only a few people be saved? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.
What does it mean for you to enter the narrow gate? What is the spiritual step that Jesus is encouraging you to take at this time? In what instances have you perceived that evil is a distortion of your real identity?