Sharing the Word for January 17, 2022 – Second Week in Ordinary Time – Year 2
When Jesus is asked why he and his disciples don’t fast, he answers that there’s no need. God’s kingdom is already here. It’s not hard to see why some people were upset with Jesus.
Saint Anthony of Egypt
Saint Anthony was a solitary ascetic who practiced great mortification yet drew many people to himself. He responded by founding an early form of monastic life. He lived until age 105.
Answering Love’s Call
“Love has asked a lot of me lately,” says this author who tells about her journey to care for a young boy.
Sending Compassion
Bryan Stevenson, an African-American, Harvard-trained attorney, writes: “The people who haven’t earned it, who haven’t even sought it, are the most meaningful recipients of our compassion… “
Dr. King’s Undying Dream
When King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963, 250,000 people in DC stood spellbound. It’s perhaps the most important oration of the 20th century.
Imitate King’s ‘prophetic witness’ in work for justice, archbishop says
The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops urged all people of goodwill to commemorate the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on the Jan. 17 holiday named for him by remembering “not only the justice he pursued, but how he pursued it.”