Sep 13, 2024 | Word Among Us
Saint John Chrysostom, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (Memorial) I have become all things to all. Has this ever happened to you? You’re facing a hard decision, and you don’t know which way to go, when all of a sudden, you remember a friend’s sage piece of advice...
Sep 12, 2024 | Word Among Us
The Most Holy Name of Mary (Optional Memorial) Love your enemies. These three words are some of the most challenging in the whole New Testament! And they are made even more challenging as Jesus goes on to explain how to love our enemies. We are not only to resist...
Sep 11, 2024 | Word Among Us
23rd Week in Ordinary Time Blessed are you who are poor. It’s important to pay attention to the setting here. When he says, “Blessed are you who are poor,” Jesus is addressing his own disciples (Luke 6:20, emphasis added). He isn’t talking about the poor, he’s...
Sep 10, 2024 | Word Among Us
23rd Week in Ordinary Time You have had yourselves washed, . . . sanctified, . . . justified. When St. Paul addresses the Corinthian believers in today’s first reading, he’s talking to all of them as a group. That’s why he says you have had yourselves—not...
Sep 9, 2024 | Quote of the Week
“The world offers you comfort. But you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness” ― Pope Benedict XVI
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