Apr 28, 2023 | Word Among Us
SAINT PETER CHANEL, PRIEST AND MARTYR (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) For my Flesh is true food, and my Blood is true drink. The sixth chapter of John’s Gospel is called the “Bread of Life Discourse” for good reason. Jesus emphasizes again and again that he is the Bread come down...
Apr 27, 2023 | Word Among Us
3RD WEEK OF EASTER Look, there is water. What is to prevent my being baptized? Philip might have been worried. An angel from God told him to approach the chariot of a powerful foreign official and to begin evangelizing him. But how would Philip cut through the...
Apr 26, 2023 | Word Among Us
3RD WEEK OF EASTER I am the bread of life. Is it any wonder that Jesus promises to satisfy our hunger and thirst? Just as life withers and dies without water and food, so our souls can waste away without Jesus, the Bread of Life. Notice that Jesus doesn’t just...
Apr 25, 2023 | Word Among Us
SAINT MARK, EVANGELIST (FEAST) . . . Mark, my son. According to ancient tradition, St. Mark—whose feast we are celebrating today—was a companion to the apostle Peter during the last few years of Peter’s life. Peter, it is said, loved Mark like a “son” and shared with...
Apr 24, 2023 | Quote of the Week
“The Church is the Body of Christ, and as such it is both heavenly and earthly. The Church is the communion of saints, and it includes as members both angels and shepherds – cherubim and seraphim, and you, and me.” ― Scott...
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