Nov 1, 2022 | Word Among Us
ALL SAINTS (SOLEMNITY) I had a vision of a great multitude. Are you ready to make a new heavenly friend? Today, when we celebrate all the saints, you can choose from myriads. God’s friends are as diverse as his creativity. A man or a woman. A young child or someone...
Oct 31, 2022 | Word Among Us
31ST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Complete my joy by being of the same mind, with the same love. Has this ever happened to you? You’re cheering for your team at a football game, or you’re dancing with everyone at a wedding, or you’re singing a moving hymn at Mass—and you...
Oct 28, 2022 | Word Among Us
SAINT SIMON AND SAINT JUDE, APOSTLES (FEAST) He called his disciples to himself, and from them he chose Twelve. Jesus had a big decision to make. Who should he choose to be his apostles and carry on his mission? He knew his disciples well, but he also needed to ask...
Oct 27, 2022 | Word Among Us
30TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Stand firm against the tactics of the Devil. Have you ever heard the old adage “The best defense is a good offense”? Well, in today’s first reading, Paul seems to flip that idea on its head. He describes a struggle not against other people...
Oct 26, 2022 | Word Among Us
30TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Strive to enter through the narrow gate. The people listening to Jesus must have wondered what he meant by the “narrow gate.” Was he implying that the way to salvation is so difficult that only the holiest people will be able to squeeze...
Oct 25, 2022 | Word Among Us
30TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Be subordinate to one another. This is one of those passages that many of us would rather skip over. Paul’s words to the believers in Ephesus, “Wives should be subordinate to their husbands” (5:22), can sound outdated and even offensive. We...
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