Sep 15, 2022 | Word Among Us
OUR LADY OF SORROWS (MEMORIAL) Standing by the cross of Jesus . . . Today’s Gospel for the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows brings us right to the cross. There we see Mary grieving as her son suffers a slow and torturous death. We see her grappling with unthinkable...
Sep 14, 2022 | Word Among Us
THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS (FEAST) Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up. There is a glorious, divine irony in today’s feast: a cruel instrument of suffering and death has been transformed into a grace-filled...
Sep 13, 2022 | Word Among Us
SAINT JOHN CHRYSOSTOM, BISHOP AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH (MEMORIAL) The body is not a single part, but many. What are you? An arm? A leg? Maybe a blood cell? When we hear St. Paul tell us that each of us is a separate part of the body of Christ, we may think right away...
Sep 12, 2022 | Word Among Us
THE MOST HOLY NAME OF MARY (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof. . . ; but say the word and let my servant be healed. This verse is probably very familiar to you. That’s because the words are almost identical to the prayer we pray at...
Sep 10, 2022 | Word Among Us
COMMON OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Every tree is known by its own fruit. In today’s Gospel, Jesus uses two images for discipleship: a fruitful tree and a house built upon rock. Just as trees bear fruit consistent with their kind, disciples bear fruit in deeds that...
Sep 9, 2022 | Word Among Us
SAINT PETER CLAVER, PRIEST (MEMORIAL) Run so as to win. At the sound of the whistle, the runners are off like a shot. As they race down the road, one runner takes a commanding lead. He has terrific focus and is obviously well trained. The crowd hasn’t seen anything...
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