Nov 17, 2020 | Word Among Us
SAINT ELIZABETH OF HUNGARY, RELIGIOUS (MEMORIAL) Zacchaeus, come down quickly, for today I must stay at your house. Luke’s story of Zacchaeus reveals a pattern we see repeatedly in the Gospels. It goes like this: Jesus seems to anticipate what is in someone’s...
Nov 16, 2020 | Word Among Us
SAINT MARGARET OF SCOTLAND (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) The appointed time is near. It’s probably no surprise that many people shy away from the Book of Revelation. It’s full of graphic language about cosmic events that we find hard to understand, let alone identify...
Nov 14, 2020 | Word Among Us
COMMON OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Will not God then secure the rights of his chosen ones who call out to him day and night? The widow was desperate. So day after day, she stood before this dishonest judge and pled her case. Despite the judge’s...
Nov 13, 2020 | Word Among Us
SAINT FRANCES XAVIER CABRINI, VIRGIN (MEMORIAL) One in the field must not return to what was left behind. Today’s Gospel (Luke 17:26-37) reading can be somewhat scary. Could it really happen that at the end, some will be taken to heaven and others will...
Nov 12, 2020 | Word Among Us
SAINT JOSAPHAT, BISHOP AND MARTYR (MEMORIAL) The Kingdom of God is among you. When Jesus told these Pharisees that the kingdom of God was among them, he was telling them that he was the One ushering in the kingdom. This was a hard thing for the...
Nov 11, 2020 | Word Among Us
SAINT MARTIN OF TOURS, BISHOP (MEMORIAL) Stand up and go. In the Gospels (Luke 17:11-19), we often see a theme of rest—sitting at Jesus’ feet, soaking in his teaching, finding peace in him. But not today. There is a lot of “going” and not a lot of...
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