Oct 20, 2020 | Word Among Us
SAINT PAUL OF THE CROSS, PRIEST (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) . . . ready to open immediately when he comes and knocks. Her son was due back from his first year away at a distant college. The mother was waiting expectantly, maybe a little anxiously, for his...
Oct 19, 2020 | Quote of the Week
“My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we will change the world.” -Anonymous
Oct 19, 2020 | Word Among Us
SAINTS JOHN DE BRÉBEUF AND ISAAC JOGUES, PRIESTS, AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS (MEMORIAL) We are . . . created in Christ Jesus for good works that God has prepared in advance. “God has a plan for your life.” It’s a phrase we hear all the time. But what does...
Oct 17, 2020 | Word Among Us
SAINT IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH, BISHOP AND MARTYR (MEMORIAL) The one who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. Wait! Doesn’t God forgive all sins? Isn’t his mercy inexhaustible? Yes, he does, and yes, it is. So what is Jesus really saying? Pope...
Oct 16, 2020 | Word Among Us
SAINT MARGARET MARY ALACOQUE, VIRGIN (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) . . . so that we might exist for the praise of his glory. Let’s spend some time taking this phrase apart. What does it mean to live for the praise of God’s glory? St. Irenaeus once said that “the...
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