Aug 20, 2024 | Word Among Us
Saint Bernard, Abbot and Doctor of the Church (Memorial) Everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children . . . for the sake of my name will receive a hundred times more. How often do we calculate the cost of something—groceries...
Aug 19, 2024 | Word Among Us
Saint John Eudes, Priest (Optional Memorial) What do I still lack? The young man who approached Jesus in today’s Gospel was already following the commandments and trying to live a good life. But he wanted to know what more he must do to gain eternal life. So he asked...
Aug 17, 2024 | Word Among Us
Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary . . . each one according to his ways. Today’s reading from the Book of Ezekiel is all about personal responsibility. Each person, the prophet says, will be held accountable for their own actions. Our deeds, for good or ill, are ours...
Aug 16, 2024 | Word Among Us
Saint Stephen of Hungary (Optional Memorial) From the beginning . . . Question: What’s the difference between a good lawyer and a great lawyer? Answer: A good lawyer knows the law. A great lawyer knows the judge. In a way, this joke illustrates the difference between...
Aug 15, 2024 | Word Among Us
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Solemnity) All generations will call me blessed. Did you know that letters and historical records from the first century AD all testify that Mary’s tomb contains no body? Or that no relics of her exist apart from her shroud?...
Aug 14, 2024 | Word Among Us
Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Priest and Martyr (Memorial) The glory of the Lord left the threshold of the temple. Today’s first reading contains a graphic vision of God’s judgment on his people. Because they had disobeyed his commands and followed the customs of the...
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