Sep 21, 2023 | Word Among Us
SAINT MATTHEW, APOSTLE AND EVANGELIST (FEAST) He said to him, “Follow me.” As he traveled from place to place ministering to people, Jesus one day passed by a customs post. There he saw Matthew collecting taxes. But instead of seeing a man most respectable Jews would...
Sep 21, 2022 | Word Among Us
SAINT MATTHEW, APOSTLE AND EVANGELIST (FEAST) Follow me. In today’s Gospel, we read about the day Matthew’s journey of discipleship began. Jesus called him away from his customs post, and Matthew did not delay. Abandoning his job, his livelihood, and his money,...
Jun 29, 2022 | Word Among Us
SAINTS AND PETER AND PAUL, APOSTLES (SOLEMNITY) Follow me. Today we celebrate Sts. Peter and Paul, two pillars of the Church with starkly different personalities. Simon, the fisherman, left his nets to follow Jesus (Matthew 4:19). Renamed Peter, he became the leader...
Sep 21, 2021 | Word Among Us
SAINT MATTHEW, APOSTLE AND EVANGELIST (FEAST) Follow me. Years of scolding from angry or self-righteous neighbors could not move Matthew out of his Roman tax office. But then with just one word from Jesus, this tax collector left it all behind. Why such a drastic...
Jun 28, 2021 | Word Among Us
SAINT IRENAEUS, BISHOP AND MARTYR (MEMORIAL) Follow me, and let the dead bury their dead. One thing is clear from today’s Gospel (Matthew 8:18-22): Jesus doesn’t sugarcoat the cost of discipleship. For Jesus’ followers, it might just mean not having a place to sleep...
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