Aug 25, 2020 | Word Among Us
SAINT LOUIS (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) Cleanse first the inside of the cup, so that the outside also may be clean. Have you ever overheard someone being rebuked for some offense and realized you were guilty of the same thing? Jesus’ rebuke was addressed to...
Aug 24, 2020 | Word Among Us
SAINT BARTHOLOMEW, APOSTLE (FEAST) Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him. Today we commemorate St. Bartholomew, also known as Nathanael, the central character in today’s Gospel (John 1:45 -51). The story tells us a lot about conversion. Even more,...
Aug 22, 2020 | Word Among Us
THE QUEENSHIP OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (MEMORIAL) The glory of the Lord entered the temple. Israel was in exile, Jerusalem was in ruins, and the glory of the Lord—his divine presence and protection—had left the Temple. For thirty years the people...
Aug 21, 2020 | Word Among Us
SAINT PIUS X, POPE The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments. The religious authorities had been trying to trap Jesus. They were asking trick questions and looking for something in his answers to use against him. In today’s...
Aug 20, 2020 | Word Among Us
SAINT BERNARD, ABBOT AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH (MEMORIAL) I will give you a new heart and place a new spirit within you. The prophet Ezekiel was facing a great challenge. The Israelite people had abandoned the ways of God. They had profaned the name...
Aug 19, 2020 | Word Among Us
SAINT JOHN EUDES, PRIEST (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) What if I wish to give this last one the same as you? What if the day you entered heaven, you were greeted by someone who you knew had lived an ungodly life? Your immediate reaction might be “What is he...
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