May 15, 2023 | Word Among Us
SAINT ISIDORE (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my home. Lydia must have been a shrewd businesswoman! At a time when there were very few women merchants, she found success in one of the most lucrative and competitive...
May 12, 2023 | Word Among Us
SAINTS NEREUS AND ACHILLEUS, MARTYRS (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) Go and bear fruit that will remain. Berries, grapes, bananas, apples, oranges, and more. We expect to find these in the produce section of any grocery store. What we don’t always remember are the people who...
May 11, 2023 | Word Among Us
5TH WEEK OF EASTER If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love. We know that we are supposed to love Jesus. But how do we do it? How do you love someone that you can’t touch, see, or hear? Jesus gives us a simple answer in today’s Gospel: keep his...
May 10, 2023 | Word Among Us
SAINT DAMIEN DE VEUSTER, PRIEST (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) Remain in me, as I remain in you. This is such a popular saying from Jesus, but what does it mean to “remain”? Various dictionaries and thesauruses offer more than fifty different synonyms, ranging from “linger” to...
May 9, 2023 | Word Among Us
5TH WEEK OF EASTER My peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give it to you. In the ancient world, strict traditions governed inheritance law and the continuation of a father’s estate. Normally, the eldest son received two shares of the estate, while the...
May 5, 2023 | Word Among Us
4TH WEEK OF EASTER How can we know the way? Imagine you are hiking in the mountains with an experienced guide. There are lots of trees, and the trail is faint at times. But your guide knows the way, so you feel secure with him. Then all of a sudden, he says, “I’m...
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