Sep 16, 2021 | Word Among Us
SAINTS CORNELIUS, POPE, AND CYPRIAN, BISHOP, MARTYRS (MEMORIAL) Do you see this woman? Whatever else you might say about Simon the Pharisee, in this story you have to admit that he wanted to get to know Jesus. Despite Jesus’ reputation among many of the religious...
Sep 15, 2021 | Word Among Us
OUR LADY OF SORROWS (MEMORIAL) Behold, your mother. If you enter St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican through the doors on the right, you won’t go far before you pass by one of the most beautiful, moving sculptures in Western art: Michelangelo’s Pietà. The sculpture...
Sep 14, 2021 | Word Among Us
THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS (FEAST) So must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life. Happy Roodmas! It’s funny to think that this was a common greeting between medieval Christians on this feast day. Although it...
Sep 13, 2021 | Word Among Us
SAINT JOHN CHRYSOSTOM, BISHOP AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH (MEMORIAL) I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof. This is a story about great faith. But it’s also about relating to other people, and to God, with humility. Consider the relationship between the Roman...
Sep 11, 2021 | Word Among Us
COMMON OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. Of these I am the foremost. When you hear St. Paul calling himself the “foremost” of sinners (1 Timothy 1:15), you might think, “Oh, come on, Paul! Surely, you’re exaggerating.”...
Sep 10, 2021 | Word Among Us
23RD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Why do you notice the splinter in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the wooden beam in your own? Having read this verse, are you tempted to check the mirror for your own “wooden beam”? We all have one—or maybe two or three. Maybe it’s...
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