Dec 16, 2020 | Word Among Us
3RD WEEK OF ADVENT Blessed is the one who takes no offense at me. Admittedly, it can be hard to accept the unexpected. But that’s what many in Jesus’ time were asked to do. There were differing expectations about what the Messiah would be like. Would he be a...
Dec 15, 2020 | Word Among Us
3RD WEEK OF ADVENT He changed his mind. Do you think the religious leaders felt insulted when they heard this parable? They must have guessed that Jesus was comparing them to the second son in the story, the one who said yes to his father’s request to work in...
Dec 14, 2020 | Word Among Us
SAINT JOHN OF THE CROSS, PRIEST AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH (MEMORIAL) Where was John’s baptism from? This should have been a joyful encounter. But when the chief priests and elders in Jerusalem approached Jesus and questioned his authority, they were...
Dec 12, 2020 | Word Among Us
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE (FEAST) May it be done to me according to your word. If we reflect on today’s Gospel reading (Luke 1:26-38), we might find striking similarities between Mary’s response to the angel and St. Juan Diego’s response to his vision of Mary on Tepeyac...
Dec 11, 2020 | Word Among Us
SAINT DAMASUS I, POPE (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) We played the flute for you, but you did not dance. Jesus compares “this generation” (Matthew 11:16) to children demanding that their playmates always follow their lead: dance when they play a lilting tune, mourn...
Dec 10, 2020 | Word Among Us
2ND WEEK OF ADVENT Fear not, I will help you. The people who first heard these words found themselves facing fearsome obstacles. After decades of exile in Babylon, they were about to embark on the long journey back to their homeland of Jerusalem. But...
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