Aug 31, 2023 | Word Among Us
21ST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Who, then, is the faithful and prudent servant? What if your friend asked you to watch over his home while he was away on an extended trip? You would make sure the doors were locked, the lawn was cut, and the mail was taken in. It wouldn’t...
Aug 30, 2023 | Word Among Us
21ST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME You have searched me and you know me, Lord. Our readings today share a common thread: nothing is hidden from God. He sees everything, even to the depths of our hearts. In our first reading, Paul defends himself, asserting, “You are...
Aug 29, 2023 | Word Among Us
THE PASSION OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST (MEMORIAL) We were determined to share with you not only the Gospel of God, but our very selves as well. What a contrast these readings give! The Gospel presents the court of Herod as a place of grasping for worldly power and...
Aug 28, 2023 | Word Among Us
SAINT AUGUSTINE, BISHOP AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH (MEMORIAL) We give thanks to God always for all of you. Today we begin reading St. Paul’s First Letter to the Thessalonians—and what an encouraging greeting he gives them! He thanks God for them, prays for them, and...
Aug 28, 2023 | Quote of the Week
“Every day He humbles Himself just as He did when from from His heavenly throne into the Virgin’s womb; every day He comes to us and lets us see Him in lowliness, when He descends from the bosom of the Father into the hands of the priest at the altar.” ― St....
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