Category Archives: Kate Taliaferro

Jan 16 2022

Who Knows

Click here for daily readings The Wedding Feast at Cana is one of the more well known Scripture passages. This is Jesus’ first public miracle in the Gospel of John, albeit a reluctant one. As I reflected on this pas...

Dec 22 2021

Translations

Click here for daily readings People are often surprised to find out just how many translations of the Bible there are. It is hard to find a definitive count and the numbers found online vary. According to one source, the...

Dec 11 2021

Great Expectations

Click here for daily readings One way to discover where God is working in your heart is to notice themes happening around you. Often, we think of these as coincidences. This has been happening to me recently. God keeps br...

Nov 26 2021

Jesus’ Word

Click here for daily readings I have been blessed this year to be a part of a wonderful Bible Study at our parish. In the past few weeks, the group I am helping to facilitate looked more closely at the trustworthiness of ...

Nov 12 2021

Preparing Daily

Click here for daily readings “They were eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, building.” Today, maybe Jesus would say, “They were eating, drinking, watching, posting, zooming, working.” The...

Oct 24 2021

Act of Faith and Hope

Click here for daily readings Lately, I have been listening to the soundtrack from the musical Hamilton. The song sung by Aaron Burr, Wait For It, has been especially captivating. The song is about how Burr has hopes and...

Oct 03 2021

God’s Perspective

Click here for daily readings Poor Jesus. Honestly, sometimes when reading Gospel passages like this one can’t you just feel His sigh before He answers? Jesus is God and possesses patience beyond our understanding,...

Sep 10 2021

In Training

Click here for daily readings I remember as a child thinking to myself whenever I heard this reading, “Someday, I’ll be just like my mom and dad and be able to make my own decisions. They won’t be able ...

Aug 30 2021

Oh Fickle Human

Click here for daily readings How fickle human beings are! I know I have seen this behavior in my own actions, and I’m sure you have experienced it in your own as well. One moment everything is roses and the next w...

Aug 18 2021

Fair vs Just

Click here for daily readings Even in the time of Jesus there was tension between what was “fair” and what was “just”. Usually, today or way back when, a situation is considered “fair”...

Aug 18 2021

Fair vs Just

Click here for daily readings Even in the time of Jesus there was tension between what was “fair” and what was “just”. Usually, today or way back when, a situation is considered “fair”...

Jul 22 2021

Stay with Me

Click here for daily readings Mary stayed. There are some lines in Scripture that speak so much louder than their few words. When we read today’s Gospel slowly, we see it was a busy morning for Mary Magdalene.&nbsp...

Jul 08 2021

What You Have Received

Click here for daily readings There are so many places to launch a reflection from in today’s Gospel. Jesus’ sending of the disciples is full of vivid imagery and specific instructions on how, where and why t...

Jun 18 2021

Storing the Right Treasures

Click here for daily readings As many blog posts and reflections begin, I have a confession to make. I probably have too much yarn. Now I know, the “probably” I put in should probably be removed, but I’...

May 27 2021

Eye on the Prize

Click here for daily readings The story of Bartimaeus is echoed in both Matthew and Luke’s Gospel. This image of Jesus healing a blind man (or in Matthew’s case two blind men) is of critical importance for th...

Apr 21 2021

Hunger

Click here for daily readings “I’m hungry Mama,” complains Rolly, the little Dalmatian puppy in the classic 101 Dalmatians film. How often, as a mother of 6, do I hear these words every day. Someone is ...

Apr 09 2021

Leave Your Boats Behind

Click here for daily readings He is risen! Alleluia! The most life-changing thing has happened in the lives of our dear apostles and where do we find them today? Fishing. Unsuccessfully at that. Skipping down to th...

Mar 05 2021

Rejection

Click here for daily readings Rejection is often a difficult pill to swallow. At some point in life, everyone experiences rejection. Maybe it was from your high school sweetheart, a boss or job interview gone sour, your ...

Feb 18 2021

Lent is here! Get it into Gear

Click here for daily readings Day Two of Lent and we are well on our way along the well-worn paths of Lenten themes. Jesus comes out strong today with some classic Lenten phrases: “Deny yourself, take up your cross...

Feb 04 2021

Sent on Mission

Click here for daily readings Take only a walking stick and sandals. I’ll be honest, I don’t know if I could do it! Jesus thinks of everything I would try to stuff in my pockets or layer up so I had some ment...