Jul 31, 2017 | Word Among Us
“But Ananias replied, “Lord, I have heard from many sources about this man, what evil things he has done to your holy ones* in Jerusalem.” Acts 9:13 What Ananias did not do? First of all, let us reflect on what Ananias did not do. Consider these two...
Jul 28, 2017 | Word Among Us
You may be surprised to learn that you have a lot in common with the Ethiopian official of yesterday. You are both in the midst of a faith journey. Since embarking on this journey, you have traveled many miles, and many miles still lie ahead. Maybe, like this fellow,...
Jul 27, 2017 | Word Among Us
Little is known about Philip and James. According to the Gospel of John, Philip came from Bethsaida, “the town of Andrew and Peter,” and may have been a friend or business partner of theirs. Before the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and...
Jul 26, 2017 | Word Among Us
No matter how much we think we know, there is always more to learn. Consider the world around us. Early cultures divided matter into earth, air, fire, and water. But over the centuries, scientists realized that matter was made up of atoms. Further discoveries...
Jul 25, 2017 | Word Among Us
This is the work of God, that you believe in the one he sent. As a young priest from Pennsylvania, Father Walter Ciszek was eager to do God’s work as a missionary in the Soviet Union. But things did not go the way he anticipated. Soon after he entered Russia,...
Jul 24, 2017 | Word Among Us
Do you wish you could have been there when Cleopas and friend were walking to Emmaus? Would not it have been exciting to hear Jesus interpreting the Scriptures and to see the look in the eyes when they recognized him in the breaking of the bread? Well, in the a...
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