Category Archives: Tami Urcia

Jun 24 2018

Forerunner of Christ

Click here for daily readings Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Nativity of John the Baptist and on August 29 the Memorial of his Passion, a requiem of sorts of his decapitation. Yes, as gory as that sounds we celebrate th...

Jun 14 2018

Journey with Faith

Click here for daily readings After reading an article written by a former potato farmer, I was reminded of a movie I watched several years ago entitled “Faith Like Potatoes”. The films depicts a struggling family wi...

Jun 02 2018

Thirsting for God

Click here for daily readings Our family recently experienced the loss of a loved one. A joy-filled, faithful woman who gave a great portion of her time to guiding youth, helping people find jobs, aiding refugees and much, much...

May 25 2018

Be Fair, Be Safe, Be Kind

Click here for daily readings “Do not complain, brothers and sisters, about one another, that you may not be judged.” (James 5:9) The first line of today’s first reading hit me like a rock right between the eye...

May 14 2018

Everlasting Joy

Click here for daily readings “As the Father loves me, so I also love you.” (Jn 15:9) It is so easy to gloss past these familiar words, but let them sink in for a moment. Just how deeply does the Father love the Son...

May 02 2018

Divine Pruning

Click here for daily readings Does anyone else want to just cringe after hearing about all the pruning happening in today’s Gospel? “He takes away every branch in me that does not bear fruit and everyone that does he...