Mar 30, 2023 | Word Among Us
5TH WEEK OF LENT Whoever keeps my word will never see death. “Never see death”? How can that be? We know that our bodies can’t last forever. We’ve experienced the death of friends and loved ones. And unless the Lord returns soon, each of us will experience death as...
Mar 29, 2023 | Word Among Us
5TH WEEK OF LENT Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Miriam was having a hard time. She had lost two close friends within the same month through tragic, unexpected circumstances. Shortly afterward, without warning, her landlord chose not to renew...
Mar 28, 2023 | Word Among Us
5TH WEEK OF LENT What I heard from him I tell the world. Have you ever noticed how often Jesus turned the tables on his listeners? Take today’s Gospel reading. During a dispute with some Jewish leaders, he says, “I have much to say about you in condemnation” (John...
Mar 27, 2023 | Word Among Us
5TH WEEK OF LENT Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground. When we are in the midst of a tense encounter with someone, our posture usually reflects the tension of the confrontation. Our jaw may be clenched, our chest may feel tight, and our shoulders are...
Mar 25, 2023 | Word Among Us
THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD (SOLEMNITY) I will not tempt the Lord! In today’s first reading, King Ahaz is being offered something that he might not want: a victory that comes not from fighting but from waiting. Commissioned by God, the prophet Isaiah has given him...
Mar 24, 2023 | Word Among Us
4TH WEEK OF LENT The one who sent me, whom you do not know . . . The authorities were trying to kill Jesus. That’s why he was reluctant to travel to Jerusalem for the feast of Tabernacles (John 7:1, 2). They didn’t understand who he was. They could only see the ways...
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