Sharing the Word for September 14, 2022
Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk
September 14, 2022
The suffering of Jesus is the source of salvation. The cross is not just a symbol of death but also of faithfulness and victory.
Find what you’re looking for
Search Results for: node – Page 330
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.
Saint John Chrysostom
Franciscan Media
September 13
Saint John Chrysostom, the great preacher of Antioch, was the victim of his own success. Called to be a bishop, this simple monk found himself embroiled in the workings of the empire. He, however, managed to stay focused on the needs of the Church.
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.
Saint Cyprian
Franciscan Media
September 11
Saint Cyprian played an important role in the development of Christian thought and practice in the early Church. He was a noted speaker who became a Christian as an adult. He was ordained a priest within two years of his conversion, and was then chosen to be bishop of Carthage.