[Catholic Caucus Devotional] My Catholic Life! Catholic Daily Reflections: Our Native Places — Friday, July 31, 2026

Daily Readings from the USCCBMemorial of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, PriestJesus came to his native place and taught the people in their synagogue. They were astonished and said, “Where did this man get such wisdom and mighty deeds? Is he not the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother named Mary and his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas? Are not his sisters all with us? Where did this man get all this?” And they took offense at him. Matthew 13:54–57Though this passage recounts the sorrowful rejection Jesus experienced in His hometown, it also reveals something deeper: the mystery of the...