Category Archives: Kate Taliaferro

Jun 29 2022

Naming Jesus

Click here for daily readings Whole books have been written about the question Jesus posed to His disciples at the start of today’s Gospel, “Who do you say that I am?” It is a question every follower of ...

Jun 14 2022

A Whole New Game

Click here for daily readings Today we encounter one of the most difficult teachings of Jesus – to “love your enemy and pray for those who persecute you.” These words, central to all of Christian teachin...

May 30 2022

Promises

Click here for daily readings I found myself pondering the promises Jesus makes to His disciples as I reflected on the readings for today. Jesus promised that after three days the Son of Man would rise again. And it happe...

May 17 2022

World Peace

Click here for daily readings The acquisition of peace, from a secular framework, is a tricky topic. So many roads appear to lead to peace based on the sayings: “If you want peace, prepare for war.” “If ...

Apr 25 2022

Launching Disciples

Click here for daily readings There comes a time in every parent’s journey where they have to step aside and let their children come into their own as persons. My mother-in-law calls this process “launching.&r...

Apr 19 2022

This Changes Everything

Click here for daily readings While the phrase, “This changes everything” could be seen as overused or an over exaggeration, in today’s Gospel no phrase could be more apt. However, in the strange and mys...

Mar 09 2022

Be a Ninevite

Click here for daily readings The Jewish people had been waiting, and waiting, and waiting for a Messiah. They memorized Scripture, kept all of the Mosaic Law, repeated the stories and traditions so that on the day of the...

Feb 10 2022

Escape

Click here for daily readings I think it is good for us to see Jesus in this moment. Jesus, fully God, is also fully human. We see Jesus experience the full range of human emotions in the Gospels. Jesus weeping for Lazaru...

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...