Mar 27, 2023 | Word Among Us
5TH WEEK OF LENT Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground. When we are in the midst of a tense encounter with someone, our posture usually reflects the tension of the confrontation. Our jaw may be clenched, our chest may feel tight, and our shoulders are...
Mar 25, 2023 | Word Among Us
THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD (SOLEMNITY) I will not tempt the Lord! In today’s first reading, King Ahaz is being offered something that he might not want: a victory that comes not from fighting but from waiting. Commissioned by God, the prophet Isaiah has given him...
Mar 24, 2023 | Word Among Us
4TH WEEK OF LENT The one who sent me, whom you do not know . . . The authorities were trying to kill Jesus. That’s why he was reluctant to travel to Jerusalem for the feast of Tabernacles (John 7:1, 2). They didn’t understand who he was. They could only see the ways...
Mar 23, 2023 | Word Among Us
SAINT TURIBIUS OF MOGROVEJO, BISHOP (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) I say this so that you may be saved. Sometimes Jesus’ words make people uncomfortable. In today’s Gospel, for example, he calls out the people who don’t believe in him. He says that some of them think they have...
Mar 22, 2023 | Word Among Us
4TH WEEK OF LENT The Lord is gracious and merciful. Have you ever wondered whether God has forgotten you? After years in exile, the Israelites certainly did! In today’s first reading, the prophet Isaiah announces all the blessings that God has in store for his...
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