Category Archives: Tami Urcia

Dec 08 2023

Mary’s Sinlessness and Simplicity / María, Sencilla y Sin Pecado

Click here for daily readings It has been my mission lately to live as simply as possible. One of my mottos has become: “Make Due”. In other words, if I want green beans for supper but only have broccoli on hand, I w...

Nov 26 2023

Christ Our King / Cristo Rey Nuestro

Click here for daily readings It seems that only when our lives are turned upside down do we realize what is truly important. Only when what we deemed important is no longer there, do we understand that so many things are actual...

Nov 15 2023

Drought / La Sequía

Click here for daily readings A drought hit Michigan early this past spring, bringing its climate straight from snow to squelching heat. No April showers to bring May flowers this year. No sprinkles to coax the seeds to sprout f...

Oct 28 2023

The Feast of St. Jude / La Fiesta de San Judas

Click here for daily readings The Feast of St. Jude has always been one of my favorite days. Not only did I grow up in St. Jude Parish and attend elementary school there, I also feel the need to invoke his name with certain freq...

Sep 23 2023

It’s the Simple Things / Las Cosas Sencillas

Click here for daily readings It was another Sunday morning and we had all five kids in tow. The oldest in his inquisitive preteen stage asking me questions during the whole Mass. My timid one asking me over and over again if we...

Sep 09 2023

Pouring Rain / Lluvia Torrencial

Click here for daily readings We’ve all heard the cliche, “When it rains, it pours”, usually referring to times of particular hardship. But what happens when it literally pours rain and there’s nothing yo...

Aug 27 2023

Give Thanks to the Lord With All Your Heart / Den Gracias al Señor de Todo Corazón

Click here for daily readings It’s hard to believe, but summer is winding down already. It seems like just yesterday that the snow was finally behind us and my kids were actually ASKING to go outside, instead of us telling...

Aug 14 2023

Grief and Joy / Pena y Alegría

Click here for daily readings Today is the Feast of one of my favorite saints, Maximilian Kolbe. I am always so inspired by the ultimate sacrifice he made for a fellow prison, one that he probably didn’t even know. As a fa...

Jul 14 2023

St. Kateri Tekakwitha / Santa Kateri Tekakwitha

Click here for daily readings Today is the feast of St. Kateri Tekakwitha. She has always been one of my favorites for some rather shallow reasons… because I have a niece named Kateri and because I just love pronouncing t...

Jul 08 2023

Praise the Lord / Alaba al Señor

Click here for daily readings I know there are people who think I’m crazy because I enjoy living in Michigan, which is likened to a frozen, sunless tundra for close to half of the year. I always explain to them that I love...

Jun 01 2023

Turn That Frown Upside Down / En Lugar de Poner Mala Cara, Sonreir

Click here for daily readings Sometimes your tongue just gets away from you, doesn’t it? I know mine does. I just feel the “need” to complain about that one little thing and before I know it, I’m ranting ...

May 17 2023

True Contentment / Ser Verdaderamente Contentos

Click here for daily readings My husband and I often battle with “trying to make everybody happy”. If we decide to go to the museum, someone inevitably wants to go to the trampoline park. If we decide to watch a Chri...

Apr 25 2023

He Cares for You / Dios Se Preocupa Por Ti

Click here for daily readings Each and every one of us is a complex being made up of not only a body but sometimes a very complicated soul. We all have a past, circumstances that have marked us and caused us to act and react in ...

Mar 30 2023

In The Waiting / Mientras Esperamos

Click here for daily readings During my Lenten devotions, I have stumbled across several ideas that I have been mulling over. I was watching Fr. Mike Schmitz’s live-streamed Sunday Mass a few years ago and was taken aback ...

Mar 10 2023

God’s Infinite & Individual Love / El Amor Infinito e Individual de Dios

Click here for daily readings Exactly one decade ago today, I became a mom. It seems surreal that my son is now into double digits, that his feet are almost the same size as mine and he is only a few inches shorter than me. It a...

Feb 28 2023

An Outward Approach / Mirando Para Afuera

Click here for daily readings Perhaps we’re not ready. Perhaps we feel unprepared. Perhaps our hearts are still restless. Perhaps we are still in a post-holiday slump. But ready or not, here we are, and we can take ...

Feb 12 2023

Seasonal Blues or Constant Gratitude? / ¿Melancolía Temporal o Gratitud Constante?

Click here for daily readings By this time, we are most likely smack dab in the middle of the winter blahs. It has been just over a month since the Epiphany, which emotionally ends the Christmas season for many of us. The...

Feb 10 2023

The Battle Against Clutter / La Batalla Contra el Desorden

Click here for daily readings It seems I am in a constant battle against clutter. Pieces of mail that accumulate when I don’t have time to file them or toss them. Clothing that no longer fits but I hang onto it anyw...

Jan 16 2023

Nothing Short of a Miracle / Nada Menos Que Un Milagro

Click here for daily readings Over four decades ago today, a child was born. The birth was not an easy one. Born by emergency C-section after many hours of labor, the hue of the baby’s skin was more blue than pink. ...

Dec 09 2022

What Juan Diego Teaches Us / Lo que Juan Diego Nos Enseña

Click here for daily readings It’s always interesting when you have one of those breakdown moments. You know what I’m talking about. Those times when you melt down into a blubbery mess of tears, frustration an...