Nov 23, 2020 | Word Among Us
SAINT CLEMENT I, POPE AND MARTYR (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) He noticed a poor widow putting in . . . more than all the rest. “Show me the money!” That line from a 1990s movie quickly became a popular catchphrase. In other words, money talks. This was just as popular...
Nov 20, 2020 | Word Among Us
33RD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME In my mouth it was . . . sweet . . . , but . . . my stomach turned sour. Sometimes a thought arises suddenly in your mind during prayer. Maybe a Scripture verse stands out to you, a song fills you with hope, or tears flow as you...
Nov 19, 2020 | Word Among Us
33RD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME He saw the city and wept over it. It’s clear why Jesus is weeping: he knows what will happen to Jerusalem in the near future. In AD 70, the Roman general Titus and his legions will besiege the city. In the horrific days that follow,...
Nov 18, 2020 | Word Among Us
(USA) SAINT ROSE PHILIPPINE DUCHESNE, VIRGIN (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) I, John, had a vision. Human language can scarcely describe the reality of heaven. The images John uses here—a sparkling throne, an emerald-like halo encircling it, flashes of lightning...
Nov 17, 2020 | Word Among Us
SAINT ELIZABETH OF HUNGARY, RELIGIOUS (MEMORIAL) Zacchaeus, come down quickly, for today I must stay at your house. Luke’s story of Zacchaeus reveals a pattern we see repeatedly in the Gospels. It goes like this: Jesus seems to anticipate what is in someone’s...
Nov 16, 2020 | Word Among Us
SAINT MARGARET OF SCOTLAND (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) The appointed time is near. It’s probably no surprise that many people shy away from the Book of Revelation. It’s full of graphic language about cosmic events that we find hard to understand, let alone identify...
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