Aug 18, 2020 | Word Among Us
20TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Because you are haughty of heart, you say, “A god am I!” Located on an island off the Phoenician coast, the city of Tyre depended on trade for its very existence. But instead of dealing fairly with its neighbors, it took...
Aug 17, 2020 | Word Among Us
20TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME If you wish to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor. . . . Then come, follow me. Jesus invited many different people to “Come, follow me.” Some answered with excuses, while others answered by giving up...
Aug 15, 2020 | Word Among Us
THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (SOLEMNITY) Mary set out and traveled to the hill country. Today we celebrate the truth that Mary, body and soul, has joined her son, Jesus, in heaven. For centuries, this belief had been a beloved tradition,...
Aug 14, 2020 | Word Among Us
SAINT MAXIMILIAN KOLBE, PRIEST AND MARTYR (MEMORIAL) I will remember the covenant I made with you. Ezekiel’s prophecy compares Israel to a beautiful woman who has betrayed the one who rescued and saved her. What a stark and painful reminder to the...
Aug 13, 2020 | Word Among Us
SAINTS PONTIAN, POPE, AND HIPPOLYTUS, PRIEST, MARTYRS (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) Moved with compassion the master of that servant let him go and forgave him the loan. When Jesus told this parable, he described the heart of the gospel message (Matthew 18:21...
Aug 12, 2020 | Word Among Us
SAINT JANE FRANCES DE CHANTAL, RELIGIOUS (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) Where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. Imagine you are part of the crowd at a major sporting event. Like everyone else, you are really...
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