Sharing the Word for March 22, 2023
March 22, 2023
Responding with Compassion
Reflect From time to time, someone says something that hurts my feelings or elicits feelings of anger. I am tempted to say something to put them in their place. Then, without being a doormat, I pause and pray, asking whether …
Holy Humility
“He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and regarded others with contempt” (Luke 18:9). Humility is one of the most enduring characteristics of Francis’s life and attitudes. It’s the foundation of his …
Sharing the Word for March 18, 2023
Saturday of the Third Week of Lent March 18, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Hosea 6:1-6 This reading offers us a dialogue between the Israelites and God. First we hear the Israelites frightened by God’s threat of punishment. They reassure …
Lent with St. Clare: Third Saturday
St. Clare often referred to herself as the “little plant of St. Francis,” a fitting description of the impact she would have on the Church.