Jan 15, 2024 | Word Among Us
2ND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Rather, new wine is poured into fresh wineskins. In today’s Gospel, the Pharisees, along with some of John the Baptist’s disciples, are scandalized that Jesus’ disciples weren’t as rigorous in fasting as they were. How could people who...
Mar 4, 2022 | Word Among Us
SAINT CASIMIR (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) This, rather, is the fasting that I wish. “Just do it!” is a popular catchphrase meaning, “Stop thinking about it and take some action.” It could be doing something fun like taking a vacation, or it could be tackling a job you’re...
Feb 19, 2021 | Word Among Us
FRIDAY AFTER ASH WEDNESDAY This, rather, is the fasting that I wish. In today’s first reading (Isaiah 58:1-9), God is calling his people to a different kind of fast than we are used to. He tells them, and us, to fast from injustice—to set free those who are...
Feb 28, 2020 | Word Among Us
Friday after Ash Wednesday This, rather, is the fasting that I wish. The Israelites had such reverence for the holiness of God that they were careful to follow specific rules when they came to worship in the Temple. Before prayer, for example, they...
