Aug 16, 2019 | Word Among Us
His mercy endures forever. Saint Stephen of Hungary (Optional Memorial) Both today’s psalm (Psalm 136:1) and the first reading tell us about the faithfulness of God. They both recount all that God had done in delivering the Israelites from slavery: he led his...
Aug 15, 2019 | Word Among Us
From this day all generations will call me blessed. The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Solemnity) The Jeddah Light Tower in Saudi Arabia is currently the tallest operating lighthouse in the world. At 436 feet, it can cast a beam of light over a 25...
Aug 14, 2019 | Word Among Us
Where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Priest and Martyr (Memorial) We often associate today’s Gospel reading (Matthew 18:20) with intercession. We find great comfort in knowing that Jesus is...
Aug 13, 2019 | Word Among Us
It is the Lord, your God, who marches with you Saints Pontian, Pope, and Hippolytus, Priest, Martyrs (Optional Memorial) When Moses called together the people of Israel for his final speech, he began with the bad news: he was not going to lead them across the Jordan...
Aug 12, 2019 | Word Among Us
But that we may not offend them . . . Saint Jane Frances de Chantal, Religious (Optional Memorial) Peter is in a tight spot. Even as he answered yes to Jesus’ question about paying the Temple tax, he must have wondered what Jesus might end up doing. Would he...
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