Jun 7, 2024 | Word Among Us
THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS (SOLEMNITY) My heart is overwhelmed, my pity is stirred. Heart emojis—they’re everywhere. We use them to indicate that we “love” a post on social media. We use them in messaging apps to show affection or support for someone we care...
Jul 9, 2020 | Word Among Us
SAINT AUGUSTINE ZHAO RONG, PRIEST, AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) My heart is overwhelmed, my pity is stirred. . . . For I am God and not man. Well, of course he’s God and not man—isn’t that obvious? Still, our ideas about God can be...
Jul 23, 2018 | Word Among Us
My heart is overwhelmed. Tradition has it that as St. John neared the end of his life, people flocked to the Island of Patmos to celebrate the Sunday Eucharist with him. John was old and frail, and he had to be carried out to the people each Sunday, but it never...
