Category Archives: Tami Urcia

Jul 12 2021

The Lord’s Help Amid the Nightmare

Click here for daily readings As I was sharing with my sister-in-law all that my son has been through, I told her this felt like the song that never ends. She responded, “more like the nightmare that never ends&rdqu...

Jul 11 2021

Our Smallness and God’s Strength

Click here for daily readings My kids’ bedtime stories consist of a good mix of library books, super hero conquests, animal adventures, outer space voyages and Bible stories. But about once a month, they pull out th...

Jun 15 2021

Praise Amid the Storm

Click here for daily readings I read a really good reflection the other day by Dr. MaryRuth Hackett, who writes for Blessed Is She. It spoke about the suffering of another woman who was questioning why God would allow her...

Jun 01 2021

The Mysteries of God’s Sacred Heart

Click here for daily readings Have you ever heard the song “Blessings” by Laura Story? It beautifully depicts one of the greatest paradoxes of the Christian life. “ ’Cause what if your blessi...

May 15 2021

God as Father and King

Click here for daily readings “Amen, amen, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you.” This passage was far from my mind as I watched my six-year-old son get up on all fours in the ...

May 01 2021

Hardworking St. Joseph

Click here for daily readings 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 with Mary and Joseph, and today we get to celebrate th...

Apr 03 2021

Final Preparations

Click here for daily readings As a child, this day seemed to drag on and on. Sure, we tried to fill the time by boiling eggs and coloring them, helping Mom with final Easter preparations or going to the store to get the h...

Mar 17 2021

There is a Time for Every Season

Click here for daily readings The first signs of spring are a reason for rejoicing in the colder, northern regions. Here in West Michigan, all the snow has melted, the birds are singing as morning dawns, and although the ...

Mar 06 2021

Return To God-His Arms Await You

Click here for daily readings I come from a family of exaggerators. (Did you notice I didn’t say “a long line of exaggerators”? See! I’m working on it! ☺) Anyway, we love to tell stories, loo...

Feb 27 2021

Salvific Suffering

Click here for daily readings Here we are. We’ve made it through the first week and half of Lent already. Have these past ten days been as rough for you as they have for me? UGH! I could share sob stories about coun...

Feb 03 2021

Our Tangible Faith

Click here for daily readings Today is the feast of St. Blaise. Many will find themselves driving to church to seek the traditional blessing of the throats. Two candles tied together with a ribbon somehow give us comfort ...

Jan 12 2021

Childlike Awe

Click here for daily readings As a working mom, I make it a point to spend individual time with each of my kids as often as I can. They take turns having mommy “dates” and treasure their time with me just as m...

Jan 03 2021

Let His Light Shine

Click here for daily readings As I stepped into the office at my new job, it felt familiar yet different. I had worked at parishes before, both as an Administrative Assistant and Director of Family Ministry, yet they wer...

Dec 28 2020

The Holy Innocents and Good St. Joseph

Click here for daily readings Today is my good friend’s birthday. We always used to joke with him about how he was so innocent because he was born on the feast of the Holy Innocents. He is actually a priest now, bu...

Dec 14 2020

The Crèche and the Cross

Click here for daily readings Just when we were getting settled into our new house and things were starting to settle down, another crisis. After so much work, so many hours, so much invested, and it all came crashing do...

Nov 26 2020

An Attitude of Gratitude

Click here for daily readings It’s always interesting to hear the reactions when we have a period of Indian summer during our Michigan autumn. Some are in seventh heaven, pull out the golf clubs, throw some meat on...

Nov 02 2020

Mourning and Rejoicing

Click here for daily readings As I slid into the pew and knelt down to prepare my heart for Mass, I saw something out of the corner of my eye. Glancing over to the sill of the stained glass window, I noticed several pict...

Oct 18 2020

Changing Seasons, Changing Hearts

Click here for daily readings This time of year always has me reflecting on change. I watch in awe as day after day the trees turn into a brilliant array of colors, then fall one by one as the brisk winds carry them away...

Oct 15 2020

What The Saints Can Teach Us

Click here for daily readings We made a lot of changes in our family this past year due to “you know what”. As the playgrounds, the library, the bouncy houses and the schools closed, we sought alternate ways ...

Oct 11 2020

Living in the Lord

Click here for daily readings A couple weeks ago I was having a conversation with a coworker about how hard it is sometimes to pull even one positive, uplifting comment from the Sunday Gospel. Some of them tend to be a l...