The Quiet
The quiet’s been calling as of late—the stillness, the calm, the silence of the sacred. When God speaks, when his Holy Spirit whispers, it goes across the air waves, the […]
Entries by Alyssa Tasto
Daily Meditation for November 3, 2025
“No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined the things that God has prepared for those who love him” (1 Corinthians 2:9). November begins with […]
Daily Meditation for October 31, 2025
During October, we are offered the flu shot to protect us from the flu bug. The flu shot alone may not be sufficient to protect us completely. Good hygiene and […]
Daily Meditation for October 30, 2025
Just recently, a friend, Dorene, heard someone who speaks softly and not often, say to herself, “Ask for what you need.” Immediately cognizant of the wisdom of such a statement, […]
Daily Meditation for October 29, 2025
In Aunt Gina’s classroom, all students are gifted and talented. Joe, a college sophomore, asked his Aunt Gina how she used her master’s degree in gifted and talented education in […]
Eucharist
“Eucharistia” (εὐχαριστία) and “berakah” (בְּרָכָה) are feminine nouns. The first is Greek and the second is Hebrew from which the Greek was translated. Those words are all forms of our […]
Daily Meditation for October 28, 2025
The Gospel gives us Jesus’ message that God is the ever-dependable friend who knows our needs and will respond to them. In the Gospel, Jesus begins by telling his disciples […]
Daily Meditation for October 27, 2025
Queen Elizabeth II became a familiar part of our image of the world during her 70-year reign in Great Britain. Along with being the constitutional Head of State and the […]
Daily Meditation for October 24, 2025
“Where are you, Mom? I can’t see you. I don’t know where to look for you. I’m scared,” Kate cried within herself. She became panicky as she tried to locate […]
Daily Meditation for October 23, 2025
Elizabeth Barret Browning wrote these provocative lines: “The earth is ablaze with the fire of God But only those who see it take off their shoes; The rest sit around […]
