Dec 31, 2018 | Word Among Us
Your prayer has been heard. What was Zechariah praying for? He and Elizabeth had been childless their entire marriage, so he was likely praying for a son. But Zechariah was also a priest, and this scene takes place as he is offering incense in the sanctuary of the...
Dec 29, 2018 | Word Among Us
When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him. Like all of the Israelites, Joseph had been waiting for the Messiah. He just never expected that he would be the one the Savior would come to! He was just an everyday small-town carpenter. He...
Dec 28, 2018 | Word Among Us
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ. One of the central truths of the Christian message is that God is always faithful to his promises. He will never revoke his plan of salvation; it will come to pass despite the “low points” that seem to signal otherwise. ...
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...
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