Aug 5, 2020 | Word Among Us
THE DEDICATION OF THE BASILICA OF SAINT MARY MAJOR (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) woman, great is your faith! Why would Jesus treat this Canaanite woman so harshly? How could he ignore her, brush her off, even call her names? That doesn’t sound like something...
Aug 4, 2020 | Word Among Us
SAINT JOHN VIANNEY, PRIEST (MEMORIAL) It is not what enters one’s mouth that defiles the man; but what comes out of the mouth is what defiles one. What is Jesus saying here? Maybe he’s challenging his opponents’ obsession with ritual cleanliness and...
Aug 3, 2020 | Word Among Us
18TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME You have preached rebellion against the Lord. It’s human nature. We all want to hope for the best, to see conflict resolved and suffering healed. That’s what seemed to motivate the prophet Hananiah. He wanted to see...
Aug 1, 2020 | Word Among Us
SAINT ALPHONSUS LIGUORI, BISHOP AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH (MEMORIAL) It was the Lord who sent me to prophesy. Jeremiah had the unenviable task of calling his people out on their rebellion against the Lord. All in a day’s work for a prophet, right? ...
Jul 31, 2020 | Word Among Us
SAINT IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA, PRIEST (MEMORIAL) Where did this man get such wisdom and mighty deeds? Jesus had returned home to Nazareth, to the people who knew him best. But their familiarity with Jesus biased them; all they saw was the carpenter’s son. ...
Jul 30, 2020 | Word Among Us
SAINT PETER CHRYSOLOGUS, BISHOP AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) He tried again, making of the clay another object. Israel had wandered from the Lord—not once, but multiple times, over many years. The people were worshipping false gods,...
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