Category Archives: Alexis Dallara-Marsh

Aug 15 2021

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Click here for daily readings Today we celebrate the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Our Mother has so many names which we can use to relate to her. This starts in the First Reading with the “Ark of the Cove...

Jun 20 2021

Be Not Afraid

Click here for daily readings “Do not be afraid! Life with Christ is a wonderful adventure. He alone can give full meaning to life, he alone is the center of history. Live by him!” – Pope St. John Paul ...

May 23 2021

Come Holy Spirit

Click here for daily readings In today’s First Reading, in Acts 2, the people unite to celebrate the Lord together, through the formation of the church. This is the reversal of the Tower of Babel- whereas earlier t...

Apr 11 2021

Divine Mercy

Click here for daily readings In today’s First Reading in Acts, it is noted that following Jesus’ resurrection, the Church was one. This was what God had always intended. One heart, one mind, one body, one s...

Mar 28 2021

Be Not Afraid

Click here for daily readings I have always found it hard to pray. To find the words. And so recently I have become invested in studying the Psalms, as the Psalms give the words and prayers bestowed to us by God Himself....

Feb 21 2021

God’s Covenant

Click here for daily readings Gn 9:8-15 is one of our first introductions to the word “covenant”. The word speaks of God’s promise to us. It is not through our works that we will receive grace, but thro...

Jan 24 2021

Teach Me Your Ways, O Lord

Click here for daily readings In this Sunday’s readings, three particular lines stand out to me. In the First Reading, “Teach me your ways, O Lord.” Too commonly do we rely on our own understandin...

Dec 20 2020

Handmaid of the Lord

Click here for daily readings I was recently part of a six-week journal group among mothers of my local parish. During our final session, I can recall two occurrences in particular that stood out to me. The first was tha...

Nov 29 2020

Be Watchful

Click here for daily readings This year has been a test of faith, probably more so than any one previous. This statement is not to be taken lightly. In 2001, I stood as a bushy-eyed high schooler only a few streets away ...

Oct 04 2020

Have No Anxiety At All

Click here for daily readings I’m a worrier. Probably as a typical American, I worry about money a lot. Perhaps many people’s goal each day is to make money. How much can one make in how little time. I also w...

Sep 06 2020

God, Grant Me The Courage To Be A Watchman

Click here for daily readings Today’s first reading is a struggle – warning others, speaking out against faults and wrongdoings, being brave rather than cowardly. I have always been one who prefers shying awa...