Jan 21, 2021 | Word Among Us
SAINT AGNES, VIRGIN AND MARTYR (MEMORIAL) Jesus . . . lives forever to make intercession. Jesus lives forever to make intercession for you. Even on your worst day, when your temper has flared or you’ve had one drink too many, when bitterness seethes inside you or...
Jan 20, 2021 | Word Among Us
SAINT FABIAN, POPE AND MARTYR (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) Looking around at them with anger . . . All our lives we have been taught that anger is one of the seven deadly sins. But here we see Jesus, who was sinless, getting angry. How can we resolve that contradiction? The...
Jan 19, 2021 | Word Among Us
2ND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Hold fast to the hope that lies before us. The year 2020 presented some unique challenges for all of us: a global pandemic and disrupted plans, economic hardship, and for many, political and racial tensions. Any one of these things could...
Jan 18, 2021 | Word Among Us
2ND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME New wine is poured into fresh wineskins. Today begins the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, and today’s Gospel (Mark 2:18-22) reading certainly is appropriate. Jesus wanted to show the people that he was doing something new and...
Jan 16, 2021 | Word Among Us
COMMON OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY . . . able to discern reflections and thoughts of the heart. Today’s first reading (Hebrews 4:12-16) might scare you a bit. Sharper than any sword, God’s word effectively cuts through our very souls to reveal what’s really going on...
Jan 15, 2021 | Word Among Us
1ST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Let us strive to enter into that rest. Act naturally. Confirmed rumor. Jumbo shrimp. These are all examples of oxymorons, a combination of two words that have opposite meanings. Today we read about another one: strive to rest. But as...
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