Jul 29, 2020 | Word Among Us
SAINT MARTHA (MEMORIAL) I know that whatever you ask of God, God will give you. We often think of St. Martha as an example of what we shouldn’t do. When she hosted a dinner for Jesus, she was the one serving at table, “anxious and worried about many...
Jul 28, 2020 | Word Among Us
17TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME The good seed [is] the children of the Kingdom. Today’s Gospel (Matthew 13:36 – 43) is taken from Jesus’ teaching on the kingdom of heaven. He uses examples from everyday experience to shed light on divine mysteries. ...
Jul 27, 2020 | Word Among Us
17TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME The birds of the sky come and dwell in its branches. A flock of birds, perched all together in a tree, can make such a tremendous noise that it’s possible to lose sight of the magnificence of the tree. The squawking, the...
Jul 25, 2020 | Word Among Us
SAINT JAMES, APOSTLE (FEAST) Whoever wishes to be great among you shall be your servant. Jesus dubbed James and his brother, John, the “sons of thunder” for a reason (Mark 3:17). They were so zealous that they wanted to call down fire to consume some...
Jul 24, 2020 | Word Among Us
SAINT SHARBEL MAKHLŪF, PRIEST Hear the parable of the sower. Seeds are remarkable feats of nature. Not only do they contain miniature models of the plant they are to become, but they also have an outer casing that protects them from the elements,...
Jul 23, 2020 | Word Among Us
SAINT BRIDGET, RELIGIOUS (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) They look but do not see and hear but do not listen or understand. What if we could use a time machine to convince our neighbors that Jesus is really the Son of God? If only you could take those doubters...
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