May 31, 2021 | Word Among Us
THE VISITATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (FEAST) How does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? Mary had just discovered that she would bear God’s Son. Yet instead of retreating in silence and solitude to contemplate this miraculous event,...
May 31, 2021 | Quote of the Week
“There may be times where some would expect us to sour on life. We should remember the best reason against it. We are alive! If nothing else immediately comes to mind, we should think about good memories, have a great deal of hope for the ones ahead of us, and...
May 29, 2021 | Word Among Us
SAINT PAUL VI, POPE (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) I sought wisdom openly in my prayer. If you wanted to define wisdom, you might say that it’s the knowledge of how to live a life that is pleasing to the Lord. But attaining wisdom is no easy task, as today’s first reading...
May 28, 2021 | Word Among Us
8TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME He went over to see if he could find anything on it. What’s with the fig tree anyway? Here Mark is building up to the climax of his Gospel (Mark 11:11-26): Jesus’ passion, and he interrupts it with a fig tree—not once, but twice! Why would...
May 27, 2021 | Word Among Us
SAINT AUGUSTINE OF CANTERBURY, BISHOP (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) He kept calling out all the more. It was not unusual for Bartimaeus to sit begging at the roadside. But today was different. He heard a large crowd. What was going on? The healer Jesus of Nazareth was passing...
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