Jul 11, 2024 | Word Among Us
SAINT BENEDICT, ABBOT (MEMORIAL) The Kingdom of heaven is at hand. In the ancient world, a conquering ruler would send out emissaries to neighboring cities that he wanted to absorb into his territory. These heralds would announce the incoming kingdom and proclaim the...
Jul 10, 2024 | Word Among Us
14TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Break up for yourselves a new field, for it is time to seek the Lord. Intrigues in the royal court, terrifying threats from foreign enemies, shifting diplomatic alliances, the worship of false gods—Hosea painted a picture of life in the...
Jul 9, 2024 | Word Among Us
SAINT AUGUSTINE ZHAO RONG, PRIEST, AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS Ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest. Jesus was filled with compassion for his people, who “were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd” (Matthew 9:36). He wanted...
Jul 8, 2024 | Word Among Us
14TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME I will espouse you to me forever. The Book of Hosea opens with a shocking request: God asks the prophet to find a “woman of prostitution” and marry her (1:2). Hosea then marries Gomer, whose infidelity makes her a symbol of Israel’s...
Jul 8, 2024 | Quote of the Week
“Grace does not work like a penny in a slot machine. Grace will move you only when you want it to move you, and only when you let it move you. The supernatural order supposes the freedom of the natural order, but it does not destroy it.” ― Fulton J....
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