Jun 19, 2023 | Word Among Us
SAINT ROMUALD, ABBOT (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) Offer no resistance. A young man grew up observing and, at times, even participating in violence against people who didn’t share his faith. At one point, however, a Christian, at great personal risk to himself, reached out and...
Jun 16, 2023 | Word Among Us
THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS (SOLEMNITY) God is love. When John writes that God is love, he doesn’t leave us wondering what he means. Instead, he explains how God’s love was revealed to us: “God sent his only Son into the world so that we might have life through...
Jun 15, 2023 | Word Among Us
10TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Leave your gift there at the altar, go first and be reconciled. Any Jew who wanted to offer a sacrifice “at the altar” (Matthew 5:24) would have had to travel to the Temple in Jerusalem to do so, no matter where he lived. There were no...
Jun 14, 2023 | Word Among Us
10TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. It’s a common theme in romantic novels and movies: after experiencing many ups and downs, a young man realizes that a certain young woman is the “missing piece” he had been searching for all along....
Jun 13, 2023 | Word Among Us
SAINT ANTHONY OF PADUA (MEMORIAL) You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned? Have you ever forgotten to add the salt to a recipe you were preparing? You probably noticed a difference in the taste and were disappointed...
Jun 12, 2023 | Word Among Us
10TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Blessed be the God . . . of all encouragement. The Corinthians were upset with Paul. He had promised to visit them, but then decided not to (2 Corinthians 1:12-22). As a result, doubt and suspicion clouded their relationship with him. That...
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