Sep 1, 2020 | Word Among Us
22ND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME We speak . . . with words taught by the Spirit. Paul was a well-educated man. Born in the cosmopolitan city of Tarsus, he was exposed to Greek philosophy at an early age. Then, “at the feet of Gamaliel”—one of the most...
Aug 31, 2020 | Word Among Us
22ND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Not with persuasive words of wisdom . . . “Out of the mouths of babes oft times come gems.” So goes the old proverb. The pure-hearted perspective of children, along with their lack of inhibition, can often bring rare clarity...
Aug 29, 2020 | Word Among Us
THE PASSION OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST (MEMORIAL) Herod liked to listen to him. Try to imagine Herod listening to John the Baptist. John pulled no punches about Herod’s illicit marriage, and Herod could have had John killed immediately. But there was...
Aug 28, 2020 | Word Among Us
SAINT AUGUSTINE, BISHOP AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH (MEMORIAL) Therefore, stay awake. Jesus’ parables were often deceptively simple—easy for a child to grasp, but with depths of meaning and grace that saints and mystics reveled in. Like an onion, each...
Aug 27, 2020 | Word Among Us
SAINT MONICA (MEMORIAL) He will keep you firm to the end. . . . God is faithful, and by him you were called. A popular children’s book revolves around a young boy’s “terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.” We all have them—days when we try hard to...
Aug 26, 2020 | Word Among Us
21ST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME May the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. If you knew the world was going to end tomorrow, would you bother working today? Scholars think this may have been the issue that the Christians in...
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