The spiritual danger of possessions - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.

Are there things you need to be more detached from? Think of situations in which being detached from material things has helped you grow spiritually. Have you experienced the grace of a higher love that helped you become more detached?

The calling of the rich young man - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.

Has your faith in Christ helped you grow in your sense of orientation, morally speaking? What has helped you, or could help you, discover the commandments as a path of freedom? Have you ever encountered Jesus, or someone who reflected Jesus to you, in such manner that you discovered a deeper way to live the commandments?

Why was Jesus harsh with the Canaanite woman? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.

Have you seen the difference that purifying tests have made in your life? In what ways has the Lord tested your heart? What do you think He still wants to purify in you?

Mary’s inner freedom - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.

What do you find striking about Mary’s words and actions in this gospel? What elements here lead you to think of Mary as someone who was ready for heaven, even as she walked this earth? What does the Lord want you to learn from her example?

Marriage as the gift of a higher love - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.

Why did God decide to call humanity to such great and challenging vocation? Why is it a vocation? Why is it increasingly being perceived as something faith-related?

On forgiving daily annoyances - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.

Have you experienced patient acceptance from God and from others? How are you reacting to the faults committed by those around you? What is the attitude Jesus would want you to develop in this regard?

How should we exercise fraternal correction? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.

Who am I responsible for? What am I doing for their spiritual well-being? Why has the Lord given the Church that authority? What did Jesus intend us to gain from it?

On spiritual infancy - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.

What are the elements of a child’s heart that Jesus wants you to keep or recover? What is the Lord teaching you about true greatness and humility? Are there things you need to take more seriously, and others you may need to take with a grain of salt?

The link between love and sacrifice - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.

In what ways has the Lord led you to die to yourself in your faith journey? What fruit have you experienced as a result of those deaths? What is the fruitfulness you see in the lives of Christ and the saints, and how is that connected to their capacity for sacrifice?

Why did Jesus walk on the waters? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.

Does this miracle resonate with any particular moment in your life? What are the unstable waters Jesus wants you to dare walk through? What’s the level of faith in his grace that Jesus wants you to attain?