Making Peaceful Spaces
Vanesa Zuleta Goldberg
September 13, 2022
Our world is full of noise. But it is in the moments when we allow ourselves to be still that we can encounter a peace that is life-giving.
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Sharing the Word for September 13, 2022
Jim Van Vurst, OFM
September 13, 2022
We’ve all experienced miracles in our lives. We’ve felt lifeless and helpless. But the merciful Lord–perhaps in the guise of a friend–came and raised us back to life again.
A Woman for All Women
Patricia Breen McNeil
September 12, 2022
Sometimes in faith circles there seems to be a message that there is a “particular” way to be a Catholic woman. And if for some reason you don’t exactly fit the mold, you’re not a part of the in crowd.
Making Peace with ALICE
Elizabeth Bookser Barkley, PhD
September 12, 2022
Ask some 55 million K–12 students what they associate with “Alice,” and you will likely hear “ALICE Training.” This program introduces a protocol that might help students survive the breaching of their school by an armed attacker. The acronym stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate.
Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Franciscan Media
September 12
The Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a counterpart to the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus: both have the possibility of uniting people easily divided on other matters. Mary encourages us to cooperate with Jesus in building a peace based on justice.
Sharing the Word for September 12, 2022 – Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time – Year 2
Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk
September 12, 2022
The Roman centurion’s soldiers obey him because he has authority over them. He has faith in Jesus’s authority. How have I experienced the authority of Jesus in my life?
Praying for Priests
Theresa Doyle-Nelson
September 11, 2022
Help us to remember to pray for our priests. Help us to remember too that your multitude of saints in heaven will also pray for our priests—to strengthen them, encourage them, be with them.
Sunday Soundbite for September 11, 2022
Greg Friedman, OFM
September 11, 2022
Some Scripture commentaries suggest that Saint Luke aimed the ending of the prodigal son story at those in his own communities who wished to exclude some people from their Eucharist. Like the older brother, some in Luke’s faithful community may have resented the reconciliation of these wayward members.
We Belong to You
Bond Strong
September 10, 2022
God understands our needs and longs to see them fulfilled. And even when our longings are not fulfilled, God is still Lord of them. Do you think God is capable of fulfilling your longings?
Sharing the Word for September 10, 2022
Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk
September 10, 2022
Jesus tells his hearers what it takes to be a good disciple of his. First of all, your life and work has to yield results that nourish and energize those to whom they are directed. Secondly, what you leave behind at the end should have a certain tenacity about it.