Jun 23, 2018 | Word Among Us
Everyone who looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery. Just a glance—sometimes that’s all it takes to lead us into sin. Whether it’s lust or greed or anger, we know how our disordered desires can affect us. It can be discouraging to see how easily...
Jun 22, 2018 | Word Among Us
Unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees . . . Infomercials. Self-improvement websites. Pop psychology books and slogans. It seems that everywhere you turn, you are encouraged not to think too deeply about life and its challenges. ...
Jun 21, 2018 | Word Among Us
Call louder. . . . Perhaps he is asleep and must be awakened. What do you do to get someone’s attention? Shout? Jump up and down? Shake them? Sometimes nothing works, and that’s exactly what happened in today’s first reading. The prophets of Baal tried...
Jun 20, 2018 | Word Among Us
Your light must shine before others. Everyone loves to see a rainbow etched in the sky right after a rainstorm. The prism effect of colors splashed across a line of clouds never ceases to amaze us. Science tells us that it is actually white light from the sun that...
Jun 19, 2018 | Word Among Us
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Have you ever met someone who has a knack for putting people at ease? When everyone else is arguing, they are calm. When everyone else is reacting, they are peacefully sizing up the situation. ...
Jun 18, 2018 | Word Among Us
The Lord our God is Lord alone Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord alone! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. Every morning, the first thing that Jews in ancient Israel did...
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