Dec 27, 2018 | Word Among Us
Rejoice in the Lord always. I shall say it again: rejoice! St. Paul believed that rejoicing was a basic disposition that we all should try to maintain, even when things don’t go our way. In his short Letter to the Philippians, in fact, he spoke about rejoicing...
Dec 26, 2018 | Word Among Us
As they were coming down from the mountain. Mere hours ago, the disciples had witnessed Jesus being transfigured in a cloud of glory. So it might seem a little ordinary and anticlimactic for today’s Gospel (Matthew 17:9) to focus on the disciples trekking back down...
Dec 25, 2018 | Word Among Us
We played the flute for you, but you did not dance. When Jesus came announcing the kingdom, many people complained about his habit of socializing with tax collectors and sinners. But as far as Jesus was concerned, these people were missing their opportunity to join...
Dec 24, 2018 | Word Among Us
Let them discourse of the glory of your Kingdom. We’re less than two days from Christmas, and the Scripture readings chosen by the Church are starting to give us a sense of just how big God’s plan is. The coming of his glorious kingdom had been in the works for a...
Dec 22, 2018 | Word Among Us
Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word. Mary and St. Juan Diego probably never imagined that God would give them a major role to play in his plan of salvation. Neither of them had any special training or standing in...
Dec 21, 2018 | Word Among Us
He rejoices more over it than over the ninety-nine. More rejoicing over finding one lost sheep than the ninety-nine that stayed where they were supposed to be? That sounds backwards. Doesn’t Jesus expect us not to stray? Doesn’t he want us to follow him...
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