Dec 21, 2023 | Word Among Us
3RD WEEK OF ADVENT Blessed are you who believed. Most of us have seen enough pictures and statues of Mary that we easily imagine her as a beautiful woman with a serene look on her face, eyes slightly downcast. Although these images convey Mary’s holiness and...
Dec 20, 2023 | Word Among Us
3RD WEEK OF ADVENT May it be done to me according to your word. This was the most important moment in Mary’s life. It was the moment she said yes to the angel Gabriel and agreed to be the Mother of God. We can only imagine how she must have felt. What amazement must...
Dec 19, 2023 | Word Among Us
3RD WEEK OF ADVENT The whole assembly of the people was praying. For many generations, the Jewish people had gathered at the Temple to pray and offer their sacrifices to the Lord. Over time, the people began adding to their prayers a longing for God’s Messiah to come...
Dec 18, 2023 | Word Among Us
3RD WEEK OF ADVENT Joseph . . . was a righteous man. The word “righteous” has acquired some uncomfortable baggage in our times. It tends to be associated with self-righteousness, with an egotistical belief that one is better than those around them. But in Scripture, a...
Dec 15, 2023 | Word Among Us
2ND WEEK OF ADVENT But wisdom is vindicated by her works. Have you ever heard of “negativity bias”? It’s a term that describes the way many of us view the world and the events in our lives. Psychologists have found that we tend to be biased toward a negative rather...
Dec 14, 2023 | Word Among Us
ST. JOHN OF THE CROSS, PRIEST, DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH (MEM) All may see and know . . . that the hand of the Lord has done this. Imagine that you’re a Jew living in exile in Babylon, and you’re reading this passage from the prophet Isaiah. God has promised to make Israel...
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