Feb 6, 2018 | Word Among Us
When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Child, your sins are forgiven.” This is such a spectacular miracle and such an encouraging story about Jesus’ power to forgive that we might miss one small but important detail. Jesus forgave this man and...
Feb 5, 2018 | Word Among Us
He stretched out his hand. In Jesus’ day, skin diseases like leprosy had a profound effect on people’s relationships. Considered unclean and even contagious, lepers were cast out of their homes and villages. They were forced to keep their distance from anyone...
Feb 3, 2018 | Word Among Us
The tottering gird on strength. In scripture, psalm give us before and after snapshots of Hannah that can help us understand how dramatically God changed her heart—she went from weeping bitterly to joyfully proclaiming God’s faithfulness. But what happened in...
Feb 2, 2018 | Word Among Us
You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased. Unlike most people, who were baptized as infants, Ron remembers well the day he was baptized because he was an adult when it happened. For him, it was far more than a step his parents took for him so that he could...
Feb 1, 2018 | Word Among Us
I have baptized you with water; he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit. If you were to look at John the Baptist from a worldly perspective, you might consider him a poor reflection of Jesus, the One he came to herald. You might see him as a tough guy preaching a...
Jan 31, 2018 | Word Among Us
We should love one another. Nobody said following Christ would be easy. Thoughts of self-denial, of carrying the cross, even of martyrdom come to mind. Such grand sacrifices, though, begin with the commission John gives in today’s first reading: love one...
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