Sharing the Word for May 9, 2020
Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk
May 9, 2020
Jesus is leading his followers into the deepest truths about God. Step by step he is making them aware of the intimate life of God, and inviting them to share it.
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Jesus’ Extraordinary Treatment of Women
Barbara Leonhard, OSF
May 9, 2020
At the Temple in Jerusalem, women were restricted to an outer court. In synagogues they were separated from the men and not permitted to read aloud. They were not allowed to bear witness in a religious court. But Jesus defies
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St. Christopher: Fact or Fiction?
Christopher Heffron
May 9, 2020
St. Christopher—patron of travelers, protector against toothaches, hailstorms, and sudden death—is one of the most endearing for Catholics. His life and story, bordering somewhere between legend and legitimacy, is a faith-affirming exercise in service, grace, and love.
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Elizabeth Ann Seton: A Profoundly Human Saint
Elizabeth Bookser Barkley, PhD
May 9, 2020
Now that the word "saint " has been attached to Elizabeth Seton, some Catholics might be conjuring up a gauzy image of an ethereal woman. But this country's first native-born saint shatters that stereotype. Elizabeth was nothing if not intensely
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How Do the Saints Help Us?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 9, 2020
Do you think that saints can help us out? Can you be sure that they are there and that sometimes they talk to you?
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Withdrawing Food and Water?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 9, 2020
Hospitals today really encourage people to have living wills. Is it permissible for patients to choose to have water and food withheld in case of very severe illness? I think this is suicide.
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