Nov 1, 2019 | Word Among Us
All Saints (Solemnity) Blessing and glory . . . be to our God forever and ever. St. Thomas Aquinas once said that grace is “nothing else but a certain beginning of glory within us” (Summa Theologiae, II–II.24.3). It’s this glory that we’re celebrating today...
Oct 31, 2019 | Word Among Us
30th Week in Ordinary Time If God is for us, who can be against us? Have you ever gone backpacking? If you have, then you know that you have to be judicious about what to bring. If you load up your backpack with too much stuff, it may begin to feel...
Oct 30, 2019 | Word Among Us
30th Week in Ordinary Time All things work for good for those who love God. Have you ever been tempted to question Paul’s assertion that God is always working for your good? If we’re honest, most of us would probably say yes. There are plenty of...
Oct 29, 2019 | Word Among Us
30th Week in Ordinary Time In hope we were saved. A mountain climber had slipped backward over a precipice, but he was able to break his fall by catching hold of a small rocky ledge. The night was closing in, and hour after hour, he held on...
Oct 28, 2019 | Word Among Us
Saint Simon and Saint Jude, Apostles (Feast) You are fellow citizens with the holy ones. Although Paul is referring to the Gentiles in today’s first reading (Ephesians 2:19), you could certainly call Simon and Jude “fellow citizens” of God’s household...
Oct 26, 2019 | Word Among Us
Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary It may bear fruit in the future. This can be a confusing passage, can’t it? On the one hand, when the people ask Jesus about the unjust and tragic death of some Galileans, he tells them that if they don’t repent, they...
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