Jul 6, 2024 | Word Among Us
SAINT MARIA GORETTI, VIRGIN AND MARTYR (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) . . . the bridegroom . . . If someone asked you to describe yourself using only one word, what type of word would you choose? Maybe a word that describes your character or your occupation. Or maybe a word that...
Jul 5, 2024 | Word Among Us
SAINT ELIZABETH OF PORTUGAL (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners? “Tax collectors and sinners.” That’s how these Pharisees described the people Jesus was eating with (Matthew 9:11). Why didn’t they use their names? They might...
Jul 4, 2024 | Word Among Us
INDEPENDENCE DAY (USA) (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) When Jesus saw their faith . . . We know that Jesus healed people. But the way he went about healing varied. Sometimes someone approached Jesus directly, voiced their need, and he healed them. But other times, as in today’s...
Jul 3, 2024 | Word Among Us
SAINT THOMAS, APOSTLE (FEAST) Do not be unbelieving, but believe. “God can’t steer a parked car.” You won’t find this proverb in the Bible, but it’s a good saying to consider on this feast day of St. Thomas the Apostle. Even though Thomas had been walking with Jesus...
Jul 2, 2024 | Word Among Us
13TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME O you of little faith! That must have been some storm! The waves were so high that the apostles’ boat “was being swamped” (Matthew 8:24). Even the fishermen among them, who knew this lake intimately and had survived many a storm, were...
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