Sharing the Word for October 3, 2022 – Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time – Year 2
Being neighbor is not a matter of pre-existing relationships to which we respond. “Being neighbor” is a matter of extending ourselves to those in need–regardless of whether or not there are human connections.
Overcome Uncivil Discourse
We live in divided times. In this time of discordant rhetoric, it’s crucial that we stand as a model for virtue and civility.
Novena to St. Francis | Day Nine: Death
In Francis’ final gift of poverty, he returned his mortal body to dust what was dust and to God what was God’s.
Welcoming Sister Death
He hoped Jesus’ coming to him would be like that. They would melt into one another, limb to limb and wound to wound, and Francis would rise completely in Jesus, flesh of His flesh, and his Journey would be ended and he would be himself.
German bishops outraged by Cardinal Koch’s Nazi comparison
The president of the German bishops’ conference demanded an apology from a Swiss cardinal at the Vatican over comments that brought up Germany’s Nazi past.