Jan 8, 2022 | Word Among Us
CHRISTMAS WEEKDAY This joy of mine has been made complete. John the Baptist may not be someone we associate with joy. The Scriptures tell us that he lived in the desert, wore camel hair, and ate locusts and wild honey (Matthew 3:4). He preached boldly and didn’t pull...
Jan 7, 2022 | Word Among Us
SAINT RAYMOND OF PENYAFORT, PRIEST (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) The Spirit is the one who testifies, and the Spirit is truth. Except for a few incidents, we don’t know much about Jesus’ early life. He spent about thirty years living a hidden, quiet life in Nazareth before...
Jan 6, 2022 | Word Among Us
SAINT ANDRÉ BESSETTE, RELIGIOUS (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) His commandments are not burdensome. You’ve probably heard stories about mothers and fathers who have made heroic sacrifices on behalf of their children. Some are well-known, like St. Gianna Molla, who declined...
Jan 5, 2022 | Word Among Us
SAINT JOHN NEUMANN, BISHOP (MEMORIAL) He saw that they were tossed about while rowing, for the wind was against them. Every sailor knows that sailing with the wind is easy and going against it is hard. In fact, it’s nearly impossible to reach a destination by sailing...
Jan 4, 2022 | Word Among Us
SAINT ELIZABETH ANN SETON, RELIGIOUS (MEMORIAL) God is love. As Christians, we believe that God is the source of all love. He is love, as St. John says in today’s first reading. And he has most fully expressed his love by sending his Son into the world “so that we...
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