May 25, 2019 | Word Among Us
It is the decision of the Holy Spirit and of us not to place on you any burden beyond these necessities Today’s first reading (Acts 15:28) is all about growing pains. With the conversion of many Gentiles to the faith, the Church had begun to experience dramatic...
May 24, 2019 | Word Among Us
If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love Lots of people would pay a fortune for the secret to the complete joy that Jesus promises in today’s Gospel reading (John 15:10). Shelves and shelves of self-help books in shops around the world are living...
May 23, 2019 | Word Among Us
I remain in you Throughout the Old Testament, we see times when God revealed himself to his people in a dramatic way. He dwelled in a tent (Exodus 27), a pillar of fire and a cloud (Exodus 13:21), and the Temple (1 Kings 6). There was no question that God was...
May 22, 2019 | Word Among Us
It is necessary for us to undergo many hardships to enter the Kingdom of God St. Paul must have made quite an impact when he spoke these words. He had just returned from traveling to Derbe, Lystra, and Pisidian Antioch, preaching the gospel as he went. But the...
May 21, 2019 | Word Among Us
He will . . . remind you of all that I told you Have you ever visited a national monument or museum? These structures and exhibits are there for a reason: to remind us. They might commemorate the work of great inventors or heroic leaders, the service of...
May 20, 2019 | Word Among Us
Love . . . one another That seems pretty easy, doesn’t it? Be nice, take care of the people you’re close to, maybe give some money to the poor. But is this all that Jesus means? Or does he have a different idea? Let’s look at the context of this command to get...
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