Dec 1, 2021 | Word Among Us
1ST WEEK OF ADVENT On this mountain . . . In Scripture, mountains are often seen as places of revelation, where heaven and earth meet. Think of Mount Sinai, where God spoke with Moses (Exodus 19:1-6). Or Mount Horeb, where the Lord met with Elijah (1 Kings 19:8-18)....
Nov 30, 2021 | Word Among Us
SAINT ANDREW, APOSTLE (FEAST) They left their nets and followed him. Could you imagine an executive leaving his high-paying job to volunteer with a nonprofit group immediately after meeting its young leader? That’s not normally how human relationships work. It takes...
Nov 29, 2021 | Word Among Us
1ST WEEK OF ADVENT They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. The prophet Isaiah envisions a future when the havoc wrought by wars and violence will be stilled. At that time, God will usher in his reign of peace across the...
Nov 27, 2021 | Word Among Us
COMMON OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Be vigilant at all times. Remember when you were in grade school and your teacher used to tell you to stop talking or not to get out of your chair again? If you didn’t behave, you’d be sent to the principal’s office. Well, in today’s...
Nov 26, 2021 | Word Among Us
34TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Consider the fig tree. Jesus had just described the cataclysms that would come before his return in glory: portents in the night sky, an unnatural roaring of the seas, and the “powers of the heavens” shaking (Luke 21:25-26). And now he’s...
Nov 23, 2021 | Word Among Us
SAINT CLEMENT I, POPE AND MARTYR (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) There will be powerful earthquakes, famines, and plagues from place to place. People who speculate on when Jesus will return will often mention this passage. They’ll remind us that our world has already seen...
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