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Daily Reflections with Fr. John
Take time out from the business of life to reflect on God's word in order to live a more dynamic lifestyle.
Episodes
- Daily Reflections with Fr. John
Memorial of Saint Athanasius, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
True God from true God.
- Daily Reflections with Fr. John
Friday of the Fourth Week of Easter
A troubled heart asks, “What is going to happen?” “How will this turn out?” “What am I supposed to do?” Faith answers, “I don’t know everything… but I know the…
- Daily Reflections with Fr. John
Memorial of Saint Catherine of Siena, Virgin and Doctor of the Church
Jesus speaks in absolutes: light and darkness, belief and rejection, life and judgment.
- Daily Reflections with Fr. John
Topical Tuesday Remember the sabbath day - keep it holy.
This commandment is not a burden. It is an invitation. God is offering: rest peace Himself Even if you don’t feel anything… stay. Ask: “Lord, help me keep this…
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Monday of the Fourth Week of Easter
Jesus is a shepherd… and not just any shepherd, the good shepherd. He is good because he lays down His life.
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Fourth Sunday of Easter
Hold on to this image: The Good Shepherd… standing among His sheep… so close… that He carries their smell. That is how near Christ is to you.
- Daily Reflections with Fr. John
Feast of Saint Mark, evangelist
And maybe, just maybe, that “whole world” begins with the person right in front of you.
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Friday of the Third Week of Easter
A hunger for life that does not fade. A hunger for love that does not end. A hunger to abide, to belong.
- Daily Reflections with Fr. John
Thursday of the Third Week of Easter
Your faith begins with God’s initiative. Your desire for Him is already a response to His grace.
- Daily Reflections with Fr. John
Wednesday of the Third Week of Easter
Beneath all our desires is a deeper thirst, the desire for God, the desire to be known, the desire to be loved and held securely.
- Daily Reflections with Fr. John
“The Weight of the Name: From Reaction to Relationship” Second Commandment – Exodus 20:7
The second commandment is about relationship. It is about reverence. It is about truth. It is about whether the name of God still carries weight in our lives.
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Monday of the Third Week of Easter
“Lord… I don’t just want what you can give me. I want you.”
- Daily Reflections with Fr. John
Friday of the Second Week of Easter
Jesus saw the crowd. He saw their hunger...their need!
- Daily Reflections with Fr. John
Thursday of the Second Week of Easter
The One who comes from above is speaking to you. Not in general, but personally. And if you receive Him… if you trust Him… then even now, in the middle of your…
- Daily Reflections with Fr. John
Wednesday of the Second Week of Easter
“God so loved the world…” Let it be your truth. And step into the light.
- Daily Reflections with Fr. John
“No Other Gods Remember Who Set You Free”
This first commandment teaches us how to understand everything that follows.
- Daily Reflections with Fr. John
Monday of the Second Week of Easter
Let the Spirit move. Let the Spirit lead. Let the Spirit make you new.
- Daily Reflections with Fr. John
Saturday in the Octave of Easter
Name one place in your life where belief is difficult. And then say to the Lord: “Jesus, I want to believe… come into this place.”
- Daily Reflections with Fr. John
Friday in the Octave of Easter
“Have you caught anything?” And if the answer is no… then listen again to His voice: “Cast the net…” Trust Him. Follow Him. Return to Him.
- Daily Reflections with Fr. John
Thursday in the Octave of Easter
To believe in the Son is not just an intellectual act. It is a personal surrender: “Jesus, I trust that You know the Father… and I trust that You know what is…
- Daily Reflections with Fr. John
Wednesday in the Octave of Easter
“Lord, walk with me. Help me understand. And stay with me… until I see You clearly.”
- Daily Reflections with Fr. John
"A Greater Yes: Living the Resurrection
The world already has enough people who are against things. What it needs, what the Church is called to be, is a people who are unmistakably, courageously, and…
- Daily Reflections with Fr. John
Monday in the Octave of Easter
Run toward Christ. And when He meets you, and He will, listen to His voice: “Do not be afraid.” And then, like them, fall down… and worship.
- Daily Reflections with Fr. John
The Resurrection of the Lord
If you feel joyful…Alleluia. If you feel tired…Alleluia. If you feel confused…Alleluia. If part of your life still feels buried…Alleluia. Not because…
- Daily Reflections with Fr. John
Holy Saturday
Holy Saturday is the quietest day of the Church year… and perhaps one of the most important.
- Daily Reflections with Fr. John
Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion
Good Friday draws us into the most solemn and powerful moment of our faith: the Cross.
- Daily Reflections with Fr. John
Thursday of Holy Week
Holy Thursday invites us into the heart of who Jesus is and what it means to be His disciple.
- Daily Reflections with Fr. John
Listening to Jesus on the Cross
This week we listen to Jesus say "I Thirst" What does that mean?
- Daily Reflections with Fr. John
Monday of Holy Week
What is the “costly perfume” in your life? What is the one thing you tend to hold back from God?
- Daily Reflections with Fr. John
Saturday of the Fifth Week of Lent
Is there an area of my life where I know He is inviting me to trust Him more… but I hesitate?
- Daily Reflections with Fr. John
Thursday of the Fifth Week of Lent
To “keep His word” is not just to hear it. It is to let it shape us. To let it challenge us. To let it call us out of sin and into new life.
- Daily Reflections with Fr. John
Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord
“You will conceive and bear a son…”
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Let Christ Touch your Wounds
If we are honest, much of our thirst is shaped by our wounds.
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Monday of the Fifth Week of Lent
Are we holding stones, quick to judge, quick to label, quick to condemn? Or are we standing like the woman, aware of our need for mercy?
- Daily Reflections with Fr. John
Fifth Sunday of Lent
A story of friendship. A story of grief. A story of waiting. And ultimately, a story of hope.
- Daily Reflections with Fr. John
Saturday of the Fourth Week of Lent
They hear Him with their hearts. Some hearts are open. Some hearts are cautious. And some hearts are already closed. Where is your heart?
- Daily Reflections with Fr. John
Friday of the Fourth Week of Lent
We see His humanity, but we fail to recognize His divine mission. Is that true for you?
- Daily Reflections with Fr. John
Solemnity of Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary
A man with no spoken words and yet he speaks volumes.
- Daily Reflections with Fr. John
Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Lent
Jesus is always speaking through Scripture, through prayer, through the sacraments, through moments of grace in our lives.
- Daily Reflections with Fr. John
Learning to Listen in the Silence
Psalm 46: “Be still and know that I am God.”
- Daily Reflections with Fr. John
Monday of the Fourth Week of Lent
Lent gently moves us deeper. It invites us to trust Christ even before we see the results.
- Daily Reflections with Fr. John
Fourth Sunday of Lent
And maybe the prayer we carry in our hearts today is very simple: Lord… help me to see.
- Daily Reflections with Fr. John
Saturday of the Third Week of Lent
The moment you stop pretending before God is the moment God can begin healing you.
- Daily Reflections with Fr. John
Friday of the Third Week of Lent
“Lord, help me love you today with my whole heart… and help me love the people you place in my path.”
- Daily Reflections with Fr. John
Thursday of the Third Week of Lent
Our lives are always moving in one direction or another.
- Daily Reflections with Fr. John
Wednesday of the Third Week of Lent
Jesus fulfills the law by revealing what it was always pointing toward: love of God and love of neighbor.
- Daily Reflections with Fr. John
He told Me Everything: Truth without Shame
Today we focus on the one who meets us at the well
- Daily Reflections with Fr. John
Monday of the Third Week of Lent
Lent asks each of us a simple question: Is my heart open enough for God to speak in ways I do not expect?
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Third Sunday of Lent
Jesus is waiting at the well of our lives. Waiting to meet us. Waiting to speak into our hearts. Waiting to give us living water.
- Daily Reflections with Fr. John
Friday of the Second Week of Lent
“The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.”
- Daily Reflections with Fr. John
Wednesday of the Second Week of Lent
To sit close to Jesus means to share His life.