Thresholds: Movements of Grace
During the party, Peter carried Anna over an imaginary threshold. Both beamed with delight. Family and friends applauded. No, this was not their wedding. The couple was celebrating the anniversary […]
Entries by Alyssa Tasto
Daily Meditation for January 14, 2025
Pope Francis has proclaimed 2025 as a Jubilee Year and has chosen the theme “Pilgrims of Hope.” With all the difficult situations in our life, in the church and in […]
Daily Meditation for January 13, 2025
Yesterday, we celebrated the Baptism of Jesus. Today, we are in Ordinary Time. These are the weeks between Christmas season and Lent. Ordinary Time can seem long and drawn out, […]
Daily Meditation for January 10, 2025
As the Christmas season draws to a close, what if we continued to hold a few words from our favorite Christmas carols? What if we lived these words and let […]
Daily Meditation for January 9, 2025
Father George Burns ended this Sunday’s sermon with as much passion as he had as he reminded his parishioners of the 2025 Jubilee Year that began on Christmas Eve and […]
Daily Meditation for January 8, 2025
Galileo Galilei, an astronomer and scientist, died on this day in 1642. He had come up with the theory that the earth revolves around the sun. The church fathers condemned […]
Individualism or the Common Good?
If we were given a choice between these two opposites, I’d wager that most of us would choose the common good! Even the words sound out their meaning: three syllables […]
Daily Meditation for January 7, 2025
Our beloved United States has become so polarized. Our Statue of Liberty’s message seems no longer our country’s emphasis. We are more and more given to reject rather than accept […]
Daily Meditation for January 6, 2025
Strangely, only the Gospel of Matthew (the former tax collector) holds the story of the visit of the magi to the holy family in Bethlehem. This is our feast of […]
Daily Meditation for January 3, 2025
One of the most beloved musical compositions is Handel’s Messiah. This oratorio, written in 1741, is widely played in both the Christmas and Easter liturgical seasons. Part one of this […]
