Apr 9, 2018 | Word Among Us
Jesus was deeply troubled. Luna Park, in Melbourne, Australia, boasts the world’s oldest, continually operating roller-coaster. But another “roller-coaster” has been running a lot longer—the coaster of life. The rise and fall of circumstances can wear on us. ...
Apr 7, 2018 | Word Among Us
Here is my servant whom I uphold. There was a lot of drama in the events of Holy Week, and most of us have seen enough movies to put vivid images into our imaginations. We see crowds cheering and waving palm branches. There are soldiers carrying torches and...
Apr 6, 2018 | Word Among Us
The Lord is with me, like a mighty champion. “Terror, terror on every side!” That’s how Jeremiah’s enemies mimicked his words. They accused him of needlessly stirring up fear among the people by talking about God’s coming judgment. Employing the rumor mill that...
Apr 5, 2018 | Word Among Us
Recall the wondrous deeds that he has wrought. Whether it’s forgotten birthdays, straying pens, or faces we can’t place, it’s annoying to lose track of the little things. Forgetfulness becomes downright tragic, though, if we lose sight of the big picture—what life is...
Apr 4, 2018 | Word Among Us
The truth will set you free. Shin Dong-hyuk was a prisoner in a North Korean prison camp for twenty-three years before he escaped. But for most of that time, he thought that his life was normal. You see, he was born there. “I just thought that those people who...
Apr 3, 2018 | Word Among Us
Make a saraph and mount it on a pole. This is one of the more peculiar stories in the Bible. What point is God trying to make with a snake on a pole? Perhaps if we were to read this story in light of the Gospel, we might find some answers. St. Paul wrote that...
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