Category Archives: Tami Urcia

Jul 04 2024

Religious Freedom in God’s Service / Libertad Religiosa al Servicio de Dios

Click here for daily readings It is customary on this day to celebrate the independence of our country. We celebrate our freedom from foreign rule, tyranny and unjust taxes. We celebrate the fact that we have our own government,...

Jun 27 2024

The Firm Foundation of Gratitude / El Cimiento Firme de la Gratitud

Click here for daily readings By now, summer is in full swing. The t-shirts and shorts are out, the sandals are broken in and perhaps we have already made a trip or two to the beach. Winter seems long since passed and we are enj...

Jun 03 2024

Visible Interior Change / Un Cambio Interior Visible

Click here for daily readings It’s pretty incredible how our bodies react to certain stimuli. For example, what a difference rays of warm sunshine make after a couple months of cloudy cold. Out come the sweatshirts, the sa...

May 25 2024

Solace Amid the Suffering / Consuelo en Medio del Sufrimiento

Click here for daily readings On this day, many years ago, my sister and I received the Sacrament of Confirmation. I always remember the date because it was very special to celebrate it with her as my closest sibling, both in ag...

May 24 2024

Strengths and Differences / Fortalezas y Diferencias

Click here for daily readings Several years ago, I participated in a staff enrichment program called “Living Your Strengths”. We all read through a book, learned more about ourselves and were reminded of some aspects...

May 06 2024

Contradictions Turned into Blessings / Contradicciones Transformadas en Bendiciones

Click here for daily readings Have you ever heard the song “Blessings” by Laura Story? It talks about blessings coming amid the storms and healing being granted through pain. These types of contradictions sometimes h...

May 01 2024

Hardworking St. Joseph / San José Obrero

Click here for daily readings ** This reflection was reposted from Diocesan Archives. ** This day has always been one of the most special dates on my calendar. As a young adult, I made an effort to foster a close relationship wi...

Apr 26 2024

The Warmth of a Fire / El Calor de una Fogata

Click here for daily readings Last fall I began working at a Christian facility with a homey, country feel to it. The basic structures were all built in a log cabin style and the grounds were truly an oasis. One of their favorit...

Apr 06 2024

Living Easter to the Max / Vivir la Pascua al Máximo

Click here for daily readings Alleluia! He is Risen! Christ has Risen indeed! In our fast-paced culture, we often want to skip from one great event to another. Once Christmas is done, we move right into Valentine’s D...

Mar 25 2024

Hide and Seek: Adult Version / Escondidas: Versión de Adultos

Click here for daily readings As children, most of us enjoyed playing hide and seek. Whether outside among the trees or inside among the furniture or in the dark simply standing in a corner, we felt a surge of adrenaline when th...

Mar 02 2024

Christ’s Universal Love / El Amor Universal de Cristo

Click here for daily readings Several months ago, I had the privilege of serving as Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion for the first time at a Sunday Mass. Although I had jumped in a time or two to help out during daily Ma...

Feb 28 2024

Uncomfortable Being Uncomfortable / Incómodos con la Incomodidad

Click here for daily readings Today my oldest brother turns 52 years old. Sometimes it blows my mind. It seems like just yesterday we were all growing up together in a big white house in West Michigan, playing outside all day ev...

Feb 07 2024

Purity and Peace / La Pureza y la Paz

Click here for daily readings Today is one of my sibling’s birthdays and it always brings me back to our childhood days all growing up under one roof. There were eight of us, five boys and three girls, and I always felt bl...

Jan 30 2024

Extremes / Dos Extremos

Click here for daily readings Sometimes life seems to be full of extremes. Either it’s hot or it’s cold. Either it’s too rainy or too dry. Either it’s eerily quiet or it’s annoyingly loud. Having li...

Jan 04 2024

Leading Others to Christ / Llevar a Otros a Cristo

Click here for daily readings Almost three and a half years ago, my family embarked on the great adventure of homeschooling. Our shelves were filled with books, our rooms were furnished with desks and our hearts were filled with...

Dec 14 2023

Christmas, or the Cross? / ¿La Navidad o la Cruz?

Click here for daily readings When we were first married, my husband had no idea what it meant when I said “maybe that’s your cross” while he was going through a hard time. I tried to explain it to him a few ti...

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...