Apr 6, 2020 | Word Among Us
MONDAY OF HOLY WEEK Here is my servant whom I uphold From early times, the Church saw Jesus as the embodiment of Isaiah’s suffering servant. He is strong enough to establish justice but does not display his power in ways we might expect. He doesn’t...
Apr 4, 2020 | Word Among Us
SAINT ISIDORE, BISHOP AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) What are we going to do? The chief priests and Pharisees who opposed Jesus marveled at his miracles. They recognized that he had power from God and an extraordinary spiritual...
Apr 3, 2020 | Word Among Us
5TH WEEK OF LENT Even if you do not believe me, believe the works, so that you may realize and understand. This is not the first time Jesus’ enemies picked up stones to hurl at him. At every turn, they tried to trip him up, to catch any misstep. Yet...
Apr 2, 2020 | Word Among Us
SAINT FRANCIS OF PAOLA, HERMIT (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) I will maintain my covenant with you. Look at how many times we hear the word “I” in this passage. “I am making you. . . . I will render you. . . . I will make nations of you. . . . I will maintain my...
Apr 1, 2020 | Word Among Us
5TH WEEK OF LENT Blessed are you, O Lord. There’s one detail to this story that we often overlook: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego sang God’s praises, not after they had been delivered from the fiery furnace, but while they were in the midst of the...
Mar 31, 2020 | Word Among Us
5TH WEEK OF LENT The one who sent me is with me. We know that God sent Jesus into the world to accomplish the mission of saving us from sin, but did you know that he didn’t send him out alone? As Jesus makes clear in today’s Gospel (John 8:21-30), his...
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