Mar 20, 2018 | Word Among Us
Here comes that master dreamer! Pope Francis has given many homilies focused on hope. He often urges us not to give any room to bitter, dark thoughts. “If you are on the ground, get up!” he says. “If you feel empty and demoralized, ask the Holy Spirit to fill...
Mar 19, 2018 | Word Among Us
Lying at his door was a poor man . . . covered with sores. Many drivers discover blind spots the hard way, by having an accident. Driving instructors remind us that it’s not enough to check the mirrors in our car. We also need to check our blind spots to make sure...
Mar 17, 2018 | Word Among Us
I will bless them. It’s also no coincidence that Scriputure focus on how much God wants to bless us, even as he has blessed Mary. Scripture is full of blessing! Look at how Aaron prayed a blessing over the Israelites. He asks God to “bless us in his mercy”. The...
Mar 16, 2018 | Word Among Us
Remember that I stood before you to speak in their behalf. God sent Jeremiah to the people of Jerusalem who had turned away from his covenant. He called Jeremiah to urge the people to give up their worship of other gods and to remind them that they belonged to him...
Mar 15, 2018 | Word Among Us
Come now, let us set things right, says the Lord. Isaiah spoke the cry of God’s heart. As God looked at his people, he saw “misdeeds,” “evil,” and the desolation that such attitudes bring upon any people. Moved by what he saw, he called the prophet Isaiah to...
Mar 14, 2018 | Word Among Us
Great and awesome God, you who keep your merciful covenant toward those who love you . . . Awesome . . . Merciful . . . Covenant. Doesn’t this sound like a strange way to begin a prayer of repentance? And yet here is Daniel, confidently proclaiming God’s love...
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