Jul 13, 2023 | Word Among Us
SAINT HENRY (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) It was really for the sake of saving lives that God sent me here. When Joseph finally revealed his identity to his brothers, “his sobs were so loud that the Egyptians heard him” (Genesis 45:2). And these Egyptian attendants weren’t...
Jul 12, 2023 | Word Among Us
14TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Go. The apostles had spent months traveling with Jesus and learning from him. Jesus had explained parables and answered their questions. He even performed miracles right in front of their eyes. It was all so wonderful, but now he was...
Jul 11, 2023 | Word Among Us
SAINT BENEDICT, ABBOT (MEMORIAL) At the sight of the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for them. Pity. Some of us cringe when we hear that word! Once meant to convey a deep compassion for the sufferings of others, it can now sound smug, even condescending. Even...
Jul 10, 2023 | Word Among Us
14TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME When the crowd was put out . . . No one would say that God needs our faith in order to work his will. He can perform a miracle whenever and wherever he chooses. Yet it is also true that our faith opens us up to receive Jesus’ power more...
Jul 7, 2023 | Word Among Us
13TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME The Lord had blessed him in every way. As he neared the end of his life, Abraham looked back over his journey of fellowship with the Lord. And as he did, his heart swelled with gratitude over God’s faithfulness to his promises. The Lord had...
Jul 6, 2023 | Word Among Us
SAINT MARIA GORETTI, VIRGIN AND MARTYR (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) God himself will provide the sheep. The story of Abraham’s sacrifice of Isaac shocks us. We shudder to think of him binding up his beloved son, given to Sarah and him in their old age, and placing him on the...
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