Jan 18, 2020 | Word Among Us
Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners? Today begins the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, and today’s Gospel (Mark 2:16) is a wonderful way to start! Try to picture the scene here. Jesus and his disciples...
Jan 17, 2020 | Word Among Us
Saint Anthony, Abbot (Memorial) Unable to get near Jesus. . . , they opened up the roof above him. Four men carried their friend to the house where Jesus was preaching. Foremost in their minds was getting as close as possible. No matter what the...
Jan 16, 2020 | Word Among Us
1st Week in Ordinary Time Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand, [and] touched the leper. In Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical The Phantom of the Opera, the title character is marred both physically and emotionally. This poor soul has suffered a...
Jan 15, 2020 | Word Among Us
1st Week in Ordinary Time Speak, for your servant is listening. Yesterday, we saw how Eli mistook Hannah’s prayer for a child as the babbling of a drunken woman. Today, we see Eli mistaking young Samuel’s story of voices in the dark for nothing more...
Jan 14, 2020 | Word Among Us
1st Week in Ordinary Time I was only pouring out my troubles to the Lord. Communication is vital to good relationships, but we don’t tend to think about communication when it comes to our faith. That’s too bad, because Christianity is all about...
Jan 13, 2020 | Word Among Us
Saint Hilary, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (Optional Memorial) and First Week in Ordinary Time They left their father . . . and followed him. Do you remember your teenage years, when you used to be able to sleep through a blaring alarm clock? But...
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