Oct 17, 2024 | Word Among Us
Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr (Memorial) The scribes and Pharisees began to act with hostility toward him. Have you ever experienced someone judging you harshly or treating you with hostility because of the way you live your faith? Maybe a relative...
Oct 16, 2024 | Word Among Us
Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, Virgin (Optional Memorial) You pay tithes of mint and of rue and of every garden herb. When it comes to the practices of our faith, it can be easy to derive a sense of security from following “The Rules.” We might also use those rules as...
Oct 15, 2024 | Word Among Us
Saint Teresa of Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church A Pharisee invited him to dine. One day a mother of two was preparing chicken for dinner. As she trimmed the fat from the meat, a thought passed through her mind. She felt as if the Lord was telling her, “Sandra,...
Oct 14, 2024 | Quote of the Week
“The Catholic Church never suits the particular mood of any age, because it was made for all ages. A Catholic knows that if the Church married the mood of any age in which it lived, it would be a widow in the next age. The marks of the true Church is that it will...
Oct 14, 2024 | Word Among Us
Saint Callistus I, Pope and Martyr (Optional Memorial) No sign will be given. That sounds kind of harsh. Why would Jesus refuse to give the people a sign? They wanted to know who he was. Wouldn’t a sign from God show them once and for all that he was the long-awaited...
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