Category Archives: Alexis Dallara-Marsh

Nov 03 2024

Loving God and Others / Amar a Dios y a los Demás

Click here for daily readings We owe all we have, our very souls, to Jesus Christ. God wants our lives to overflow with mercy and generosity toward each other, to share love just as He did with us through Christ, the Gent...

Oct 13 2024

By His Poverty We are Filled / Por Su Pobreza Somos Saciados

Click here for daily readings “Go, sell what you have, and give to the poor and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.” (Mk 10:21) Particularly in today’s society, we tend to...

Sep 15 2024

Humility / La Humildad

Click here for daily readings I have always been so easily influenced by others’ opinions of me. I want to be loved, or at least well-liked, by all I meet. It is a natural human tendency. The compulsive need to chec...

Aug 25 2024

Jesus, I Trust in You / Jesús, en Ti Confío

Click here for daily readings Fear of rejection is one of my greatest struggles. Jesus, who came down to Earth in the Flesh to experience every Human emotion, was rejected both by those who didn’t know Him and His c...

Aug 11 2024

The Words of Eternal Life / Las Palabras de Vida Eterna

Click here for daily readings “The desire for God is written in the human heart, because man is created by God and for God; and God never ceases to draw man to himself. Only in God will he find the truth and happine...

Jul 28 2024

What Will You Bring to the Table? / ¿Qué Traerás a la Mesa?

Click here for daily readings Music has often helped enhance my memory through catchy tunes. A favorite song of mine is You Raise Me Up by Brendan Graham and Rolf Løvland. I was surprised to find that what I ...

Jul 07 2024

Love is Vulnerability / Amar es Ser Vulnerable

Click here for daily readings Love is vulnerability, willingness to lose that which is most dear to you. We lost our first child ten years ago and it was the most gut-wrenching feeling ever. To take the risk of this happe...

Jun 16 2024

Dust, Seeds, and Flowers / El Polvo, las Semillas y las Flores

Click here for daily readings I stopped to stare and take in all that my child is today. That which I often overlook – the innocence of today, the unknowns of tomorrow. I think of all the potential inside, waiting t...

Jun 02 2024

Panis Angelicus – Bread of Angels / Pan de los Ángeles

Click here for daily readings Music is a way to express emotion when words are otherwise limited. As I have always found prayer difficult, I’ve been trying to better develop my relationship with God through various ...

May 11 2024

Consider the “God-wink” / Considerar el “Guiño de Dios”

Click here for daily readings I often have difficulty sleeping at night. I use this as an opportunity to ask God to speak to me. Insomnia can be a scary and unsettling occurrence. But what may appear to be a misstep is of...

May 04 2024

We are Not of This World / No somos de este mundo

Click here for daily readings I have always been a very sensitive person, afraid of what others might think if I say or do something that is incongruent with their perspectives. I get easily offended if someone says somet...

Apr 17 2024

I am the Bread of Life / Yo Soy el Pan de Vida

Click here for daily readings The Eucharist is truly Jesus, body, blood, soul and divinity! Do you doubt the real presence of the Eucharist? When asked the most quoted verse in all the Bible, we turn to “This is my ...

Apr 07 2024

Peace Be With You / La Paz Esté con Ustedes

Click here for daily readings Chapter 20 of the Gospel of John emphasizes Peace and the Holy Spirit abiding within us. Christ’s first word following His death is “Peace”. I do not find that I am naturall...

Mar 28 2024

Washing Other’s Feet / Lavar los Pies a los Demás

Click here for daily readings In today’s reading, Christ takes on the ultimate work of service and radical love for his disciples by washing their feet. We are instructed by Christ to love God with all our heart, so...

Mar 10 2024

For God so Loved the World! / ¡Porque Tanto Amó Dios al Mundo!

Click here for daily readings John 3:16 contains one of the most well-known Bible verses to mankind: “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but m...

Feb 25 2024

Mountaintop Experiences / Experiencias en la Cima del Monte

Click here for daily readings A popular church hymn declares, “Glory and Praise to Our God, who alone gives light to our days. Many are the blessings He bears to those who trust in His ways”. We can see the gl...

Feb 04 2024

Everyone is Searching For You / Todos Te Están Buscando

Click here for daily readings Ten years ago, I gave birth to our oldest son who was stillborn, but it feels like yesterday. It happened unexpectedly, without warning. At the time I thought I would never recover. How could...

Jan 28 2024

Turn Solely to the Lord / Volver a Dios Únicamente

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel states, “The people were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority.” What does “authority” mean? Whether we fee...

Jan 14 2024

Called By Name / Llamado por Nombre

Click here for daily readings Don’t you enjoy the nostalgia of pleasant memories, such as the beginning of a beautiful friendship? How wonderful it is to relive the moment when Jesus called His first followers. I lo...

Dec 31 2023

The Sorrows of Mary / Los Dolores de María

Click here for daily readings “Your sufferings, accepted and borne with unshakeable faith, when joined to those of Christ take on extraordinary value for the life of the Church and the good of humanity”. (Mess...