Jun 13, 2020 | Word Among Us
SAINT ANTHONY OF PADUA, PRIEST AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH (MEMORIAL) You are my inheritance, O Lord. “I’m all in.” In a tense game of poker, a play gains a huge payout. But if he loses, he’s out of the game and he’s lost everything. By going “all...
Jun 12, 2020 | Word Among Us
10TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME There was a tiny whispering sound. Israel was at a critical juncture. The weak King Ahab, along with his pagan wife, Jezebel, had led the people into deep idolatry and sin. What’s more, the prophet Elijah had just overcome...
Jun 11, 2020 | Word Among Us
SAINT BARNABAS, APOSTLE (MEMORIAL) Unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees . . . Think about your favorite athletes. They were probably young when they first played their sport, and they weren’t always great. But...
Jun 10, 2020 | Word Among Us
10TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Seeing this, all the people fell prostrate and said, “The Lord is God!” Extravagant birthday parties have become commonplace in some parts of the world. But recently, some parents have even begun celebrating their child...
Jun 9, 2020 | Word Among Us
SAINT EPHREM, DEACON AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) You are the salt of the earth. We all know that salt makes us thirsty. So when Jesus tells his disciples that they are the salt of the earth, we understand that he is calling them to...
Jun 8, 2020 | Word Among Us
10TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME I lift up my eyes toward the mountains In the Bible, we usually associate mountains with closeness to God because of how mountains seem to stretch toward the heavens. Mountains also have an important place in salvation...
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