
Sharing the Word for August 18, 2023
Friday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time August 18, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Joshua 24:1-13 The Israelites have entered the Promised Land. Joshua
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Friday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time August 18, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Joshua 24:1-13 The Israelites have entered the Promised Land. Joshua

Praying is about seeing, hearing, serving; it’s about abiding in God’s loving and merciful presence. But certain conditions are essential to prayerfulness.

As with Holy Scripture, in reading the mystics I feel that God is somehow there in the words.

Reflect Consider the ways that plants grow on farms, in gardens, next to sidewalks, or deep in the woods. From giant trees to tiny houseplants,

Thursday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time August 17, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Joshua 3:7-10a, 11, 13-17 The Book of Joshua recounts the

Grace is not a matter of “carrying God inside us.” It’s better to say that we are filled with God’s presence within us—along with our weaknesses and imperfections.

Reflect Jesus told his disciples to never stop asking, seeking, and knocking on the door in prayer. This encouragement to be real and honest in

Wednesday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time August 16, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Matthew 18:15-20 What do you do with troublesome, self-centered people

No matter our own relationship status, we all benefit from supporting other couples growing in their love.

Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary August 15, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Revelation 11:19a; 12:1-6a; 10ab The reading from Revelation assigned