Mar 17, 2020 | Word Among Us
SAINT PATRICK, BISHOP (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) How often must I forgive? “Everyone thinks forgiveness is a lovely idea until he has something to forgive.” That’s what C. S. Lewis wrote in his book Mere Christianity. It’s certainly true of the unforgiving...
Mar 16, 2020 | Word Among Us
3rd Week of Lent Let him come to me and find out that there is a prophet in Israel. Our everyday lives offer many ways to practice trust: trusting that a cup (or two) of coffee will ensure your morning starts on the right foot. Trusting the gas tank...
Mar 14, 2020 | Word Among Us
2nd Week of Lent He ran to his son, embraced him and kissed him. This parable has had many different titles through the years. Of course, there’s “The Prodigal Son,” but it has also been called “The Lost Son,” “Two Sons,” and even “The Running Father.” But...
Mar 13, 2020 | Word Among Us
2nd Week of Lent Israel loved Joseph best of all his sons. Since its earliest days, the Church has recognized a harmony between the Old and New Testaments. The apostles sought to understand how the ancient Hebrew Scriptures pointed to Jesus as the...
Mar 12, 2020 | Word Among Us
2nd Week of Lent Lying at his door was a poor man. After Mass one day, Margaret stayed longer to pray. As she left, she came across a young woman cleaning the church. Ordinarily, she would have smiled and walked past her, eager to get to work. But...
Mar 11, 2020 | Word Among Us
2nd Week of Lent The Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve. Name a fairy tale, a novel, or a movie in which you see the king throwing open his palace doors to invite people in so that he can wait on them. Or what about a monarch who goes...
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