Jul 28, 2021 | Word Among Us
17TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME The Kingdom of heaven is like a treasure. Treasure: a store of money, great wealth stored up. That’s right, the primary definition of “treasure” means more than just an individual coin or gem. Picture a pirate’s chest overflowing with...
Jul 27, 2021 | Word Among Us
17TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Joshua, son of Nun, would not move out of the tent. Watching the sun rise above the horizon can take your breath away. Shimmering colors flood the skies and illuminate the earth below. Even dark clouds become a canvas for God’s painting of...
Jul 26, 2021 | Word Among Us
SAINTS JOACHIM AND ANNE, PARENTS OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (MEMORIAL) Perhaps I may be able to make atonement for your sin. Someone appealing to God on behalf of sinners. Someone interceding for a guilty people. It sounds like Jesus, doesn’t it? In fact, this is how...
Jul 24, 2021 | Word Among Us
SAINT SHARBEL MAKHLŪF, PRIEST (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) Offer to God a sacrifice of praise. The Israelites had experienced God at work in so many powerful ways. He delivered them from slavery in Egypt. He showed his power in the plagues and the parted waters of the Red Sea....
Jul 23, 2021 | Word Among Us
SAINT BRIDGET, RELIGIOUS (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) The seed sown on rich soil is the one who hears the word and understands it. It’s tempting, especially when life gets difficult, to see things as they are instead of what they can become. Land that is full of weeds, rocks,...
Jul 22, 2021 | Word Among Us
SAINT MARY MAGDALENE (FEAST) I sought him whom my heart loves. Looking for someone we cannot find: we all know what that feels like! We might go around the house or a store or a shopping mall calling out their name. We might text or call them until we get a response....
Subscribe To Father Maurice's Newsletter
Join our mailing list to receive the latest news, inspirational blogs, and updates from Father Maurice
You have Successfully Subscribed!