Oct 17, 2024 | Word Among Us
Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr (Memorial) The scribes and Pharisees began to act with hostility toward him. Have you ever experienced someone judging you harshly or treating you with hostility because of the way you live your faith? Maybe a relative...
Oct 16, 2024 | Word Among Us
Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, Virgin (Optional Memorial) You pay tithes of mint and of rue and of every garden herb. When it comes to the practices of our faith, it can be easy to derive a sense of security from following “The Rules.” We might also use those rules as...
Oct 15, 2024 | Word Among Us
Saint Teresa of Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church A Pharisee invited him to dine. One day a mother of two was preparing chicken for dinner. As she trimmed the fat from the meat, a thought passed through her mind. She felt as if the Lord was telling her, “Sandra,...
Oct 14, 2024 | Word Among Us
Saint Callistus I, Pope and Martyr (Optional Memorial) No sign will be given. That sounds kind of harsh. Why would Jesus refuse to give the people a sign? They wanted to know who he was. Wouldn’t a sign from God show them once and for all that he was the long-awaited...
Oct 12, 2024 | Word Among Us
Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary The law was our disciplinarian for Christ. Why would Paul refer to the law as a “disciplinarian” (Galatians 3:24)? That’s the title given, in ancient times, to a servant who was tasked with escorting a student to school and...
Oct 11, 2024 | Word Among Us
Saint John XXIII, Pope (Optional Memorial) Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste and house will fall against house. Jesus used simple logic when responding to the people in the crowd who wondered whether his authority to drive out demons came from...
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