Nov 22, 2019 | Word Among Us
Saint Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr (Memorial) My house shall be a house of prayer. When Jesus refers to “my house,” we can understand it in different ways. The Temple in Jerusalem was seen as the house of God. Indeed, Jesus declares these words while...
Nov 21, 2019 | Word Among Us
The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Memorial) He saw the city and wept over it. Today’s Gospel (Luke 19:41) makes it clear that Jesus experienced the full range of human emotions. He didn’t just comment on Jerusalem’s lack of faith, and he...
Nov 20, 2019 | Word Among Us
33rd Week in Ordinary Time He was near Jerusalem and they thought that the Kingdom of God would appear there immediately. Excitement was building. Jesus was headed to Jerusalem, the political and spiritual center of Israel. Like the nobleman in...
Nov 19, 2019 | Word Among Us
33rd Week in Ordinary Time If I have extorted anything from anyone I shall repay it four times over. Try to imagine this scenario for a moment: you are Zacchaeus the tax collector, and you hear that Jesus is in town. You run out of your house and...
Nov 18, 2019 | Word Among Us
(USA) Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne, Virgin (Optional Memorial) Many in Israel were determined and resolved in their hearts. Do you remember the image of the twenty-one Coptic Christian men in orange jumpsuits? They were lined up on a beach, kneeling...
Nov 16, 2019 | Word Among Us
Saint Margaret of Scotland (Optional Memorial) They beheld stupendous wonders. Chapters 11 through 19 of the Book of Wisdom recount God’s marvelous and powerful deeds as he rescued the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. But why did the Exodus story need to...
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