Daily Meditation for November 7, 2024
There once was a wise woman who lived on top of this proverbial high mountain. People would wait in line for days to ask her one question. One man had […]
Entries by Alyssa Tasto
Daily Meditation for November 6, 2024
In Ecclesiastes Chapter 3, a book found in the Bible, we read: “There is an appointed time for everything, and a time for every purpose or event under heaven.” It […]
Huddled Masses at Our Shores
Our beloved United States has become 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 refugees, immigrants, “the […]
Daily Meditation for November 5, 2024
You hear it often: “What has gone wrong? We live in such an unstable world!” As a result, we feel insecure, uncertain, moving too fast, uprooted rather than deeply grounded—lacking […]
Daily Meditation for November 4, 2024
Saint Martin de Porres—the low-born “mulatto” (mixed race), who was finally accepted as a Dominican Lay Brother and became a miracle worker saint in his native Lima, Peru—is commemorated today. […]
Daily Meditation for November 1, 2024
They come in all shapes and sizes, colors and personalities. They defy stereotyping. Who are they? The saints, of course. We celebrate All Saints, no matter their origin, their skills, […]
Daily Meditation for October 31, 2024
Reflections from Minnesota writer Garrison Keillor in a September 2024 online column. Many people have become weary of angry, hateful speeches and comments about the United States being in decline, […]
Daily Meditation for October 30, 2024
There is a Native American saying that states, “We do not inherit the world from our ancestors, but we borrow it from our children.” What kind of world will we […]
A God Who Loves
Sitting in my office, which was something I hardly ever did, a young woman knocked on the door. She asked if I was the pastor and could she talk with […]
Daily Meditation for October 29, 2024
News from many states report that American flags have been disappearing from cemeteries. In nearby Eau Claire, Wis., dozens of flags were stolen from veterans’ graves, leaving just the poles […]
