Apr 28, 2018 | Word Among Us
“Saul, my brother . . .” Most of us are familiar with the story in scripture. How Saul is blinded by an encounter with Christ, how he is sent to Ananias, and how this onetime persecutor is baptized. It’s a moving story of conversion. But let’s look at another...
Apr 27, 2018 | Word Among Us
Do you understand what you are reading? Notice how Philip starts his conversation: with a question. That leads the Ethiopian official to respond with a question of his own. Soon enough, a natural conversation begins, and Philip is telling this fellow about Jesus. ...
Apr 26, 2018 | Word Among Us
I will not reject anyone who comes to me. . . . And I shall raise him on the last day. On April 18th, 1506— over 512 years ago—the cornerstone of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome was laid. The Basilica was designed to be an awe-inspiring edifice representing the coming...
Apr 25, 2018 | Word Among Us
Stephen . . . looked up intently to heaven. According to St. Robert Bellarmine, “The secret to dying well is living well.” It’s a simple formula: those who “live well” by trying their best to keep the commandments and embody the beatitudes will feel more prepared...
Apr 24, 2018 | Word Among Us
The food that endures for eternal life. In J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, a group of characters sets out on a dangerous quest. At one point, they are given a special kind of bread called lembas, one bite of which had the power to sustain someone for an...
Apr 23, 2018 | Word Among Us
The author of life you put to death, but God raised him from the dead. Let’s set the stage. Peter has just healed a man who had been lame from birth. Thrilled at his healing, the man begins jumping for joy in the Temple, which attracts a large crowd. Everyone is...
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