Jun 10, 2024 | Word Among Us
10TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Blessed are the peacemakers. Have you ever noticed that being around anxious people can make you anxious, too? Modern psychiatrists have observed how highly contagious anxiety is. They’ve discovered that our brains have mirror neurons that...
Jun 8, 2024 | Word Among Us
THE IMMACULATE HEART OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (MEMORIAL) Your father and I have been looking for you with great anxiety. This story seems to be a curious choice to celebrate the feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Wouldn’t the story of Mary’s yes to becoming the...
Jun 7, 2024 | Word Among Us
THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS (SOLEMNITY) My heart is overwhelmed, my pity is stirred. Heart emojis—they’re everywhere. We use them to indicate that we “love” a post on social media. We use them in messaging apps to show affection or support for someone we care...
Jun 6, 2024 | Word Among Us
SAINT NORBERT, BISHOP (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) You are not far from the Kingdom of God. Jesus offered high praise to this scribe when he told him that he was “not far from the Kingdom of God” (Mark 12:34). That’s because the scribe’s words to Jesus revealed that he...
Jun 5, 2024 | Word Among Us
SAINT BONIFACE, BISHOP AND MARTYR (MEMORIAL) Stir into flame the gift of God that you have. Have you ever built a campfire on a chilly evening? Its flames almost naturally draw people together so they can enjoy the light and warmth. Sometimes, though, the flames die...
Jun 4, 2024 | Word Among Us
9TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Whose image and inscription is this? A coin collector today would pay hundreds of dollars for a first-century denarius like the one Jesus held up in today’s Gospel reading. But that collector couldn’t buy even a loaf of bread with his coin....
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