Category Archives: Tami Urcia

Aug 02 2018

In The Hands Of The Potter

Click here for daily readings Today’s First Reading from Jeremiah depicts the image of being formed at the hands of the potter. God does the same to us. He forms us and shapes us and molds us until we become a beautiful ve...

Jul 24 2018

The Good Shepherd

Click here for daily readings “Shepherd your people with your staff…” As I read these initial words of today’s first reading I recall one of my favorite images of Jesus as the Good Shepherd. I love looki...

Jul 14 2018

May We Thrive On The Cross

Click here for daily readings As I type, a heatwave has descended upon Western Michigan and surely much of the country. Mid-July is not known for the most pleasant of weather, especially for one who sports a 30–week pregna...

Jul 02 2018

Think of God

Click here for daily readings Does it ever scare you how easily it is to fall into bad habits? Reading about some of the transgressions of the time in the Book of Amos today, I realize once again how alive and applicable Scriptu...

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...