Category Archives: Tami Urcia

Oct 11 2019

Gloom and Doom or Thanksgiving?

Click here for daily readings Life is full of milestones. This year my family has reached many. In January, my grandmother turned 90, my mother turned 70, and my husband turned 40. Last month my parents celebrated their 50th wed...

Oct 02 2019

Children and Guardian Angels

Click here for daily readings Each night as I tuck my boys into bed, I pray with them. We tell Jesus and Mother Mary how much we love them and pray for all of our family members. They each have a crucifix in their room to remind...

Sep 19 2019

It is God Who Changes Us

Click here for daily readings Do you ever feel like certain aspects of your life are like the song that never ends? Never-ending diapers, never-ending cooking, washing, drying, never-ending home improvement projects, drywall, mu...

Sep 06 2019

The Changing Seasons

Click here for daily readings The changing of seasons is always so bittersweet. Beach season turns into orchard season. Shorts are exchanged for pants. Evenings and mornings turn cool, and if they hit the 50’s, you might...

Aug 20 2019

Seasons of Hardship

Click here for daily readings Have you ever gone through a period of great suffering in your life, a time when you felt like enough was enough and just couldn’t go on? I mean, how many things can snowball into a stark rea...

Aug 12 2019

Subject of the Lord our God

Click here for daily readings “Something very deep and mysterious, very holy and sacred, is taking place in our lives right where we are, and the more attentive we become the more we will begin to see and hear it. The mor...

Aug 10 2019

Those Who Sow Bountifully Will Reap Bountifully

Click here for daily readings Today’s date marks an important day in my family’s history. It is the day my dad was ordained a Permanent Deacon. As of today, we have had an ordained minister in our family for 17 yea...

Jul 20 2019

Wishing To Go Unnoticed

Click here for daily readings I wonder how many times in the Gospels Jesus tells those he has healed not to tell anyone about it, or not to make Him known. It seems contradictory, doesn’t it? I mean, isn’t the whole ...

Jul 11 2019

God, the Master Change Artist

Click here for daily readings It is truly amazing how God can turn around a horribly difficult situation and use it for the good. I wonder if in the moment, Joseph was able to catch a glimpse of that. I mean, his brothers hated...

Jun 25 2019

Leave our Quarreling

Click here for daily readings It seems that everywhere we look there is strife among kinsmen, just like in today’s First Reading. Whether it be jealousy, hurtful words, constant comparisons, or simple differences of opini...

Jun 05 2019

Dissecting a Passage from Paul

Click here for daily readings In today’s first reading Paul says, “Keep watch over yourselves and the over the whole flock of which the Holy Spirit has appointed you overseers”. I would like to dissect this pa...

May 30 2019

Presence Matters

Click here for daily readings I have a 4-year-old at home who is suffering from what I call “accompaniment syndrome”. It may be a form of separation anxiety, or maybe he’s just a momma’s boy but it sure ...

May 20 2019

Life’s Experiences Teach Us To Live

Click here for daily readings As I worked on processing bulletins this past week, I noticed how many churches had chosen one of our covers illustrating a trifecta of celebrations. World Day of Prayer for Vocations, Good Shepherd...

Apr 30 2019

Just Like the First Apostles

Click here for daily readings Every time I read today’s reading from Acts of the Apostles, it fills me with contentment and peace. The early Christians were a united front, a tight team, and they looked after one another....

Apr 20 2019

Joyful Anticipation

Click here for daily readings Tonight is the greatest night of the whole year. The chains of sin and death are broken, the grave is opened. That dark midnight hour is filled with the light of this wonderful reality, Christ is Ri...

Mar 30 2019

Return To Me With All Your Heart

Click here for daily readings Throughout these three weeks and three days of Lent, a certain Psalm Response has been running through my head. It has become the theme of my Lenten journey. “Return to Me with all your heart...

Mar 20 2019

Return to Me

Click here for daily readings Today’s reading from Jeremiah reminded me of my high school days. Youth group member, Steubenville retreat attendee, daily-Mass-going 14-year-old me thought she was holier than thou. I ...

Feb 22 2019

The Lord is my Shepherd

Click here for daily readings I once recited today’s Psalm (23) for a class assignment in high school. Not only is it one of the most well-known Psalms, thus making it easier to memorize, but it is also one of the most mov...

Jan 19 2019

Living and Effective

Click here for daily readings As I write, I am in the midst of difficulties on both sides of the family. Granted, I come from a large family and my husband’s family has lived through many trials, but sometimes I want to th...

Aug 17 2018

Sanctity Of Marriage, Gift Of Vocations

Click here for daily readings Several years ago, I had the privilege being the Director of Family Life in a Diocese down south. The role primarily entailed helping engaged couples prepare for marriage and screening married coupl...