Apr 4, 2024 | Word Among Us
THURSDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER Why are you troubled? And why do questions arise in your hearts? Why were the disciples troubled? Maybe because they were only human! They had seen Jesus arrested. He had died a horrible death on a Roman cross. Their mission had...
Apr 3, 2024 | Word Among Us
WEDNESDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER They were filled with amazement and astonishment at what had happened to him. Today’s first reading takes place not long after Pentecost. The Jewish believers had begun to share their possessions, break bread together, and meet in...
Apr 2, 2024 | Word Among Us
TUESDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER They were cut to the heart. Imagine yourself in that crowd on Pentecost. You hear a rush of wind, and all of a sudden, a group of Jesus’ disciples is “speaking in [their] own tongues of the mighty acts of God” (Acts 2:11). Then...
Apr 1, 2024 | Word Among Us
MONDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER This story has circulated among the Jews to the present day. The chief priests knew something supernatural had happened. The guards’ account of an earthquake, an angel, and an empty tomb all pointed in that direction. Still, they...
Apr 1, 2024 | Quote of the Week
“He gave our pain and struggles a holy significance, a redemptive power, which makes it a privilege for us to suffer with Christ.” ― Scott Hahn
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