Jul 11, 2020 | Word Among Us
SAINT BENEDICT, ABBOT (MEMORIAL) I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send?” Let’s try to put ourselves in Isaiah’s shoes. It seems that he was praying in the Temple when he received this amazing vision. So he was already a worshipper...
Jul 10, 2020 | Word Among Us
14TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME I am sending you. . . . Do not worry. Jesus makes it clear: there are consequences to being sent out in his name. He tells his disciples that they will be handed over, persecuted, and rejected. But then he says something...
Jul 9, 2020 | Word Among Us
SAINT AUGUSTINE ZHAO RONG, PRIEST, AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) My heart is overwhelmed, my pity is stirred. . . . For I am God and not man. Well, of course he’s God and not man—isn’t that obvious? Still, our ideas about God can be...
Jul 8, 2020 | Word Among Us
14TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME It is time to seek the Lord. Idolatry was everywhere. Israel had begun to place their faith in military strength and foreign alliances instead of trusting in God. At the same time, they began erecting altars and offering sacrifices...
Jul 7, 2020 | Word Among Us
14TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest. Be careful what you pray for; you might be called upon to answer your own prayer! Or as one paraphrase renders the verse right after today’s Gospel...
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