Category Archives: Kate Taliaferro

Jul 11 2023

Sheep Without a Shepherd / Ovejas Sin Pastor

Click here for daily readings “At the sight of the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd” (Matthew 9:36). Every Gospel passage h...

Jun 20 2023

Tough Questions / Preguntas Difíciles

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel was full of meaning for Jesus’ contemporaries, for the early Christian communities, for Christians throughout all of history, and continues to be a call to action t...

Jun 10 2023

The Present Moment / El Momento Presente

Click here for daily readings Our family was blessed to live a few hours from my husband’s grandmother for several years before she passed away. In that time, she became another grandmother to me and I cherish the m...

May 12 2023

The Art of Loving / El Arte de Amar

Click here for daily readings “Love one another as I have loved you.” Such a powerful and difficult command. There is much to unpack, reflect upon and discover in this single phrase of Jesus. Many, many,...

May 08 2023

The Holy Spirit Dwells Within / El Espíritu Santo Habita en Nosotros

Click here for daily readings I love how well Jesus knows us. We believe Jesus was fully human and fully divine, but sometimes we have a tendency to lean into one aspect more than the other. For the times you see Jesus as...

Apr 17 2023

Nature vs. Nurture / ¿Naturaleza o Crianza?

Click here for daily readings As science continues to study the human person, there has been a continual debate about “nature vs. nurture.” What is “baked in,” if you will, to our genes, and what i...

Mar 11 2023

The Lost and Found / Perdido y Encontrado

Click here for daily readings The story of the Prodigal Son is one of Jesus’ most famous parables. Many of Jesus’ parables are a few brief verses, but here He chooses to include many details and paints a vivid...

Feb 14 2023

Fresh Bread / Pan Fresco

Click here for daily readings I love when the Scriptures capture for us common, human moments between Jesus and the disciples. The disciples, again, forgot to bring enough food. Come on guys! So when Jesus makes a comment...

Jan 30 2023

Jesus is Listening / Jesús Está Escuchando

Click here for daily readings I have been so blessed by these Gospel reflections. They cause me to pause and really delve into specific passages that perhaps I have glanced over before. They provide the Holy Spirit greate...

Jan 21 2023

The Other Side of the Mountain / El Otro Lado de la Montaña

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel passage is surprisingly short and could use some context. Just prior to these brief two verses, Mark relays how Jesus went up a mountain and called forth His twelve apost...

Dec 29 2022

A Life Well Lived / Vivir de la Mejor Forma

Click here for daily readings I wonder about Simeon’s life and the promise God made to him. I wonder if he ever felt this promise was more of a curse than a blessing. Or, as someone who God had directly spoken to, p...

Dec 12 2022

Our Lady of Guadalupe / Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe

Click here for daily readings We are blessed to be able to send our children to our parish’s Catholic grade school. Different grades are in charge of different annual celebrations throughout the year. 3rd grade alwa...

Nov 26 2022

Fix Your Gaze / Enfocar tu Mirada

Click here for daily readings It’s the last day of the liturgical year. It’s hard to believe, time flies so fast. Perhaps on this day, more so than on other days, it might be good to slow down and consider why...

Nov 10 2022

Where is the Kingdom of Heaven? / ¿Dónde Está el Reino de los Cielos?

Click here for daily readings We live in a “both/and” Church, rather than “either/or”. Jesus is both true God and true man. Mary is both virgin and mother. We believe in Jesus’ death and resu...

Oct 29 2022

A Seat at the Table / Un Asiento en la Mesa

Click here for daily readings I grew up with a fairly large extended family. If you combine both my mom and dad’s sides, I have about 30 cousins. As one of the oldest cousins, I know a thing or two about jockeying f...

Oct 02 2022

Work of Faith / Obras de Fe

Click here for daily readings From our human perspective, wouldn’t it be great if Jesus were like the fairy godmother from Cinderella? “Bibbity, bobbity, boo! More faith for you!” We can all enjoy a good...

Sep 20 2022

Seekers of the Word / Buscadores de la Palabra

Click here for daily readings Each week, hopefully each day for many of us, we hear the words of Scripture. This can be at Mass, within a Bible study, spiritual reading, even a post-it note on your mirror. We have the inc...

Sep 08 2022

Family Ties / Enlaces Familiares

Click here for daily readings Today’s reading is one that lectors fear. How do you make such a long list sound interesting? And how do you pronounce all those names? Why don’t we just skip it (as some parishes...

Aug 11 2022

The Sword that Frees / La Espada Que Libera

Click here for daily readings Our Gospel today can be read and dismissed as too challenging, too divisive, too radical. But it comes from Jesus Himself, so we must pause and take a closer look. I find G.K. Chesterton&rsqu...

Jul 24 2022

Ask / Pídele

Click here for daily readings I think we are often afraid to ask God for things. We don’t want to seem greedy or selfish. We want to feel self-sufficient and capable. And what person hasn’t heard a comment lik...