Mar 8, 2023 | Word Among Us
SAINT JOHN OF GOD, RELIGIOUS (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) Command that these two sons of mine sit, one at your right and the other at your left, in your kingdom. Mothers always want the best for their children, and the mother of James and John was no different. If her sons...
Mar 7, 2023 | Word Among Us
SAINTS PERPETUA AND FELICITY, MARTYRS (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) All their works are performed to be seen. Jesus didn’t mince words in criticizing those scribes and Pharisees who highlighted their outward displays of holiness. That’s because he knew that they weren’t living...
Mar 6, 2023 | Word Among Us
2ND WEEK OF LENT Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. Jesus knows well the depths of the human heart; he understands how hard it is for us to show mercy at times, despite our best efforts. Yet he also doesn’t ask us to do the impossible. So what would help...
Mar 3, 2023 | Word Among Us
SAINT KATHARINE DREXEL, VIRGIN (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) Go first and be reconciled with your brother. Some friendships can be like fine porcelain. They are easy to break but difficult to mend. We all know how painful it is to experience a friend’s betrayal or...
Mar 2, 2023 | Word Among Us
1ST WEEK OF LENT When I called, you answered me; you built up strength within me. Today’s responsorial psalm teaches us how to pray, especially when we face particularly difficult situations: put yourself in God’s hands, trust him to hear you, and know that he will...
Mar 1, 2023 | Word Among Us
1ST WEEK OF LENT The people of Nineveh believed God. Amazing! After hearing Jonah’s call to repentance for just one day, the people of Nineveh “believed God” and “proclaimed a fast” as a sign of their repentance (Jonah 3:5). Why were this man’s words so effective?...
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