Sharing the Word for January 11, 2021 – First Week in Ordinary Time – Year 1
Ordinary Time walks us through the public life of Jesus in the Gospel readings and gives us samples of other parts of Scripture in the First Readings.
We’re All Right
My kids have recently discovered the classic rock radio station here in Chicago. Since I was their age in the late ’70s and early’80s, it has been fun for me to watch them discover some of the musicians and groups from my youth. While I was growing up, I loved listening to Journey, Billy Joel, and (though I don’t like to admit it much now) Air Supply.
Grace-Filled Redirection
Daniel Comboni’s (1831–1881) first missionary trip to Africa ended in failure. He returned home to Italy and came up with what was a novel idea then: involve African Christians directly in the evangelization of their sisters and brothers.
Repairers of the Breach: A Meditation on America
I believe—I choose and keep choosing to believe—that God wants us to be one and will help us on that path.
Pope amends canon law so women can be installed as lectors, acolytes
Recognizing “the gifts of each baptized person” — women and men — Pope Francis ordered a change to canon law and liturgical norms so that women could be formally installed as lectors and acolytes.