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Daily Gospel Reflection for September 11, 2017
Join us as we reflect, ponder, and pray together inspired by today’s Gospel.
Author Jay Cuasay
Jay Cuasay
Jay Cuasay is a freelance writer on Religion, interfaith relations and culture. A post-Vatican II Catholic father with a Jewish spouse, he is deeply influenced by Christian mysticism and Zen Buddhism. He was a regular columnist on Catholicism for examiner.com and a moderator and contributor to several groups on LinkedIn. His LTEs on film and Jewish Catholic relations have been published in America and Commonweal. He currently ministers to English and Spanish families at a Franciscan parish. He can be reached at [email protected] or at TribePlatypus.com.
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Summer Examen
Jay Cuasay takes stock of how his daughter spent her summer–and what he, as a parent, learned from her experiences.
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Daily Gospel Reflection for July 26, 2017 - Sts. Joachim & Anne
Join us as we reflect, ponder, and pray together inspired by today’s Gospel.
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We can grow from fear
When it comes to new experiences, parents listen to their children, but how do they know if they push too far? Jay Cuasay shares a lesson learned in an amusement park.
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Music Brings Heaven to Earth
Jay Cuasay reflects on his daughter’s piano recital and sees similarities and differences to how we prepare our children for sacraments.
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Emmaus Monday
Holy Week and Passover overlapped this year. These greatest feasts for Jay Cuasay’s Jewish/Catholic family leave him breathless like the Emmaus story.
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And they shall look upon him whom they have pierced
A routine blood draw during Lent leads Jay Cuasay to muse about Reconciliation and healing as part of Christ’s Passion.
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Coming Down with It
Fatigued by caring for his family during a bout of flu, Jay Cuasay reflects on marital ups and downs and the path of Wisdom that leads to holiness.
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Daily Gospel Reflection for January 11, 2017
Join us as we reflect, ponder, and pray together inspired by today’s Gospel.
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Dreams and Visions
Jay Cuasay meditates on the Annunciation message, “Be not afraid,” realizing that the words are all about surrendering to the will of God, in whose hands our lives and the entire world have always been.
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Time is about being present
Jay Cuasay looks at his hectic family schedule and calendars and the advice to focus on being present to family and friends in order to recognize the real presence of God in whose image we are all made.
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Weathering the Storm
In the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, Jay Cuasay looks at family struggles, where marital imperfections make for stormy weather.
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Son, Behold Your Mother
Jay Cuasay reflects on a 5K Race in honor of Luke Bautista, son of a childhood friend. Luke was an organ donor, who in dying gave the gift of life.
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Running Prayerfully
There’s actually a lot of downtime while running. Jay Cuasay offers encouragement for seeking this outdoor exercise, which can become a spiritual pilgrimage.
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Dream Vacations: Our Daily Bread and Greatest Needs
On a family dream vacation, Jay Cuasay did not plan for all the homeless people in San Francisco. At first worried for the safety of his child, he invites his daughter to do outreach with the poor.