Category Archives: Deanna Bartalini

Nov 19 2024

All In With Jesus / Entregando Todo a Jesús

Click here for daily readings God is present in all we do and gives us little gifts when we least expect it. I try to pick either the first or the nineteenth of every month to write for and I do not look up the readings b...

Oct 19 2024

Badly or Boldly? / ¿Mal Hecho o Hecho con Valentía?

Click here for daily readings Do we speak the truth of our faith badly or boldly? In today’s readings, it is about being bold, about relying on the Holy Spirit. Way back in May, we celebrated the feast of Pentecost ...

Oct 01 2024

Feeling Unwelcome / Sentirse No Bienvenido

Click here for daily readings Do you ever feel like you are not welcome? You are not alone in that feeling. Jesus was not welcome in many places. And often, when he went to places where he was welcome, the people who did ...

Sep 19 2024

Grace and Mercy / La Gracia y la Misericordia

Click here for daily readings Grace and mercy are gifts we receive from God. Which one do you want? Which one do you need? Can we have one without the other? They are gifts, unmerited, given out of love for us from the on...

Jul 13 2024

Be Like Jesus / Ser Como Jesús

Click here for daily readings When I was a youth minister, “What Would Jesus Do” was everywhere. Do you remember that? “WWJD” was plastered on hats, tee shirts, rubber bracelets, lollipops, sticker...

Jul 01 2024

Who Are You Hanging Out With? / ¿Con Quién Pasas tu Tiempo?

Click here for daily readings Does it amaze you that in Scripture, you hear the truths that people today find fascinating? I suppose I find it more amazing that we don’t go first to God’s Word when we need to ...

Jun 01 2024

Live an Exultant Life / Vivir una Vida Gloriosa

Click here for daily readings It’s all about Jesus. Do you believe he is the Son of God or not? Do you believe he is who he says he is? If you do, it seems like we are not to question him. But I question him often. ...

Apr 01 2024

Fearful, yet Overjoyed / Temerosos, Pero Llenos de Alegría

Click here for daily readings Happy Easter! Christ has conquered death and given us new life; let us praise him, Alleluia! Matthew tells us that Mary Magdalene and the other Mary left Jesus’ tomb to run quickly to t...

Mar 01 2024

Rejected but Redeemed / Rechazado Pero Redimido

Click here for daily readings Both the story of Joseph and the parable of the vineyard tell us that God prepares our good works ahead of time and that no matter what happens, our experiences are not wasted. Unless we choo...

Feb 01 2024

What is Your Mission? / ¿Cuál es tu Misión?

Click here for daily readings Jesus gave the Twelve authority and instructions, and then they went out and preached, drove out demons, anointed and cured. I had to stop and consider what I have been doing lately as a foll...

Jan 01 2024

Mary is With Us / María Está con Nosotros

Click here for daily readings Happy New Year! Today, we celebrate motherhood. Specifically, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God. The last few weeks have been filled with images o...

Dec 19 2023

Wonder and Might / Asombro y Poder

Click here for daily readings Our God is a God of wonder and might, of making the impossible possible and, who will, as Elizabeth says, “take away my disgrace before others.” Has God ever taken away your disgr...

Nov 16 2023

Wisdom for the Kingdom / Sabiduría para el Reino

Click here for daily readings Do you ever look at the state of the world and shake your head in dismay and wonder if this isn’t a good time for Jesus to return when will it be? All around we see the effects of not b...

Oct 23 2023

For the Glory of God / Para la Gloria de Dios

Click here for daily readings Today’s readings and Psalm all point to the same person, Jesus, and remind us of the same thing, He died for us. And His death gives us something more important than anything else in th...

Sep 30 2023

A Wall of Fire / Un Muro de Fuego

Click here for daily readings “But I will be for her an encircling wall of fire, says the LORD, and I will be the glory in her midst.” The readings today remind us clearly who Jesus is and who sent him. In the...

Aug 10 2023

Abundance and Generosity / Abundancia y Generosidad

Click here for daily readings Today we celebrate the feast of St. Lawrence, a deacon who was martyred in 258. Our readings are particularly appropriate with images of sowing, reaping, giving generously, and dying to self&...

Jul 31 2023

Allow His Grace In / Permitir Entrar la Gracia

Click here for daily readings Today is the feast of one of my favorite saints, Ignatius of Loyola. I was introduced to him by a friend who suggested we pray his Spiritual Exercises together, and we did. It was an amazing ...

Jun 29 2023

Humility and Trust / La Humildad y la Confianza

Click here for daily readings Today we celebrate two great saints, Peter and Paul, who helped grow and form the Church from its earliest days. As I read the readings, I was struck by the humility, trust, prayer, and perse...

May 19 2023

Joy That Cannot Be Taken / La Alegría Que No se te Puede Quitar

Click here for daily readings In the First Reading from Acts Jesus tells Paul not to be afraid to speak and that Jesus is with him. Jesus promises us more in the verses from John’s Gospel. Our grief and mourning wil...

Apr 29 2023

St. Catherine of Siena and the Eucharist / Santa Catalina de Siena y la Eucaristía

Click here for daily readings Today we celebrate the Feast of St. Catherine of Siena, one of the four women Doctors of the Church. As I read the Gospel, thinking about Catherine, this verse struck me, “It is the Spi...