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Be Courageous Daily Reflections Week of 10/30 - 11/6

The Be Courageous Daily Reflections are daily emails sent to your inbox featuring a reflection on one of the readings of the day. These are provided by writers from throughout the diocese.


 

October 30: Stay Close

In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells a parable about a homeowner who hears people knocking to be let in. But the homeowner doesn’t recognize them, and he keeps his door closed to them...

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October 31: Willpower

In today’s reading, Paul urges us to find our strength in the infinite power of the Lord, to put on His armor to resist in difficult times and to achieve ultimate victory...

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November 1: Examples of Sanctity

Today is great to focus on the countless souls who are interceding for us and to also take a deeper look at our own path to sainthood...

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November 2: Faithfully Departed

On this Feast of All Souls' Day, we remember and honor all those who have faithfully departed. The Church places a focus on offering prayers and indulgences for those in Purgatory, as well as for our own sins...

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November 3: Loving God and Others

Whether we realize it or not, we all have certain priorities in life. Some matters are more important to us than others. In today’s Gospel, Jesus clearly says, “You shall love the Lord Your God with all your heart."...

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November 4: Radical Love

The final words that the assembly of the faithful say together before going to receive the Eucharist is, "Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed." It is not a selfish thing to desire Jesus to take our wounded hearts and have Him transform them...

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November 5: Accepting the Invitation

We are the people being invited and God is hosting the great dinner, or in other words, the Mass. And, similar to the people invited in the parable, we fall into this trap of complacency...

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November 6: Open Arms

This verse calls to mind of one of the striking differences between Eve and Mother Mary...

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