Jun 11, 2018 | Word Among Us
The Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life. According to an old Chinese proverb, “If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap. If you want happiness for a day, go fishing. If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. ...
Jun 9, 2018 | Word Among Us
As he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in every aspect of your conduct. At any other time in the Church year, we might find this exhortation intimidating. There’s no way I can be as holy as Jesus, certainly not in every single thing I do. It’s just not...
Jun 8, 2018 | Word Among Us
Go, sell what you have . . . ; then come, follow me. Have you ever heard the phrase “Hold your dreams loosely”? Dreams can be a wonderful gift from God. Many times they spring from talents you have or your desires to help the people around you. But clinging to...
Jun 7, 2018 | Word Among Us
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit Often enough, our thoughts about the Holy Trinity tend to focus on the question of logistics: how can there be one God in three Persons? We may think of St. Patrick’s analogy of the shamrock with its...
Jun 6, 2018 | Word Among Us
Do not complain The Declaration of Independence of the United States tells us that “all men are created equal.” But when it comes to complaining, not all complaints are created equal. Some complaints are valid and can be helpful, while others only serve to...
Jun 5, 2018 | Word Among Us
Keep salt in yourselves and you will have peace with one another. This is one of those puzzling passages of Scripture that needs a lot of unpacking. How can salt keep us at peace with each other? What is Gehenna? Should we really cut off our hands? Let’s do a...
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