Mar 23, 2023 | Word Among Us
SAINT TURIBIUS OF MOGROVEJO, BISHOP (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) I say this so that you may be saved. Sometimes Jesus’ words make people uncomfortable. In today’s Gospel, for example, he calls out the people who don’t believe in him. He says that some of them think they have...
Mar 22, 2023 | Word Among Us
4TH WEEK OF LENT The Lord is gracious and merciful. Have you ever wondered whether God has forgotten you? After years in exile, the Israelites certainly did! In today’s first reading, the prophet Isaiah announces all the blessings that God has in store for his...
Mar 21, 2023 | Word Among Us
4TH WEEK OF LENT Sir, I have no one . . . Think of how exhausted this poor man must have been as he waited and watched for an opportunity to be the first into the healing waters. Everyone else had someone to help them, but he had “no one” (John 5:7). And perhaps...
Mar 20, 2023 | Word Among Us
SAINT JOSEPH, SPOUSE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (SOLEMNITY) He believed, hoping against hope. No matter what novel you read or movie you watch, there is one element that always makes for a successful story: when the hero faces a seemingly hopeless situation and must...
Mar 18, 2023 | Word Among Us
SAINT CYRIL OF JERUSALEM (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) It is love that I desire . . . and knowledge of God. If you watch the Tour de France bicycle race, you might notice that the cyclists are constantly adjusting their strategies depending on changes in the weather, road...
Mar 16, 2023 | Word Among Us
3RD WEEK OF LENT They have stiffened their necks. The word “stiff-necked” originally referred to oxen who were slow to turn their necks when goaded to change direction. An ox that was stubborn or difficult to control was “hard of neck”—exactly what the Lord calls the...
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