Jul 30, 2022 | Word Among Us
SAINT PETER CHRYSOLOGUS, BISHOP AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) This man deserves death. Sometimes Old Testament prophets spoke words of comfort and hope to God’s people. But not always. In today’s first reading, Jeremiah predicted destruction for the...
Jul 29, 2022 | Word Among Us
SAINTS MARTHA, MARY, AND LAZARUS (MEMORIAL) Yes, Lord. I have come to believe. “God made us a family. We need one another. We love one another. We forgive one another. . . . Together we serve our God. Together we hope for heaven. These are our hopes and ideals. Help...
Jul 28, 2022 | Word Among Us
17TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand, house of Israel. In the popular children’s story The Polar Express, a number of children board a train bound for the North Pole on Christmas Eve. During the journey, unexpected and...
Jul 27, 2022 | Word Among Us
17TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME When he finds a pearl of great price, he goes and sells all that he has and buys it. Have you ever noticed that children often become obsessed with a particular toy? They simply must have it. When they get that toy, it seems like the...
Jul 26, 2022 | Word Among Us
SAINTS JOACHIM AND ANNE, PARENTS OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (MEMORIAL) He who sows good seed is the Son of Man. Have you ever known someone who really loves gardening? They plant seeds in pots well before the frost thaws and tend them carefully. They nourish them...
Jul 25, 2022 | Word Among Us
SAINT JAMES, APOSTLE (FEAST) Can you drink the chalice? Do you remember the story in Luke’s Gospel when James and his brother, John, asked Jesus a pointed question? It didn’t end well. Reacting to the way a village of Samaritans had rejected Jesus, they asked, “Lord,...
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