Jun 14, 2024 | Word Among Us
10TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME The Lord will be passing by. Have you ever experienced the presence of God in nature? The majesty of the Grand Canyon, for instance, can awaken a sense of your own smallness and God’s infinite greatness. Indeed, God is present everywhere,...
Jun 13, 2024 | Word Among Us
ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA, PRIEST AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH (MEM.) Climb up and look out to sea. Elijah had just summoned fire from heaven and routed the prophets of the pagan god Baal. But instead of fleeing immediately so as to avoid the wrath of the wicked Queen...
Jun 12, 2024 | Word Among Us
10TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME The Lord is God! Today’s first reading describes a contest of sorts between God’s prophet, Elijah, and a slew of prophets dedicated to the Canaanite god, Baal. In fact, the details of this “my-God-is-better-than-your-god” contest might...
Jun 11, 2024 | Word Among Us
SAINT BARNABAS, APOSTLE (MEMORIAL) The Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” Barnabas, whose feast we celebrate today, was a pivotal figure in the early Church. In fact, without his ardent desire to share the...
Jun 10, 2024 | Word Among Us
10TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Blessed are the peacemakers. Have you ever noticed that being around anxious people can make you anxious, too? Modern psychiatrists have observed how highly contagious anxiety is. They’ve discovered that our brains have mirror neurons that...
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