Sharing the Word for June 2, 2022
Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk
June 2, 2022
Jesus looks on his disciples–present and future–as the Father’s gift to him. They are precious to the Father and precious to the Son.
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God Is Within Us
Richard Rohr, OFM
June 1, 2022
God planted a little bit of God inside of us—and all things.
The Ultimate Offering
Melanie Rigney
June 1, 2022
An Auschwitz prisoner had escaped, and the Nazi authorities decided that 10 other men would be starved to death in exchange. When one of the 10 selected cried out for his wife and children, Father Maximilian Kolbe volunteered to take his place.
Faith and Family for June 5: Pentecost Sunday
Faith and Family team
June 1, 2022
This week we celebrate Pentecost Sunday. In the Gospel, Jesus appears to the disciples and they receive the Holy Spirit.
Saint Justin Martyr
Franciscan Media
June 1
Saint Justin Martyr was the first recognized philosopher of the Christian era. Converted to Christianity, he continued his love of philosophy and used it to defend the faith.
Sunday Soundbite for June 5, 2022
Greg Friedman, OFM
June 1, 2022
The dramatic story of the descent of the Holy Spirit tells us how the Holy Spirit can break down walls we may put up between peoples, races, and cultures. What we see as obstacles, the Spirit can use to create a new unity.
Sharing the Word for June 1, 2022
Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk
June 1, 2022
Discipleship is not easy. It involves sharing the joy of Jesus and the Father, but also includes being the object of the world’s hatred.
Hope in God's Goodness
Colleen C. Mitchell
May 31, 2022
Luke’s Gospel tells us Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist, was barren for many years. I can picture Elizabeth averting her gaze and hastening past the crowd outside the gates as the years got long and the hope faded. I can understand how she might have grown weary of the journey—tired of the eyes that watched her and wondered what she could possibly be hoping for, tired of the whispered questions and growing assumptions. I know that tiredness. But I know too that, in that silence, there is a hope that even if God has not answered us the way we wished, he is still good.
The Art of Accompaniment
Patricia Breen
May 31, 2022
Both Mary and Elizabeth accompanied each other in their time of need. As disciples, we are all called to that same art of accompaniment with each other. What do I do to accompany another?
Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Franciscan Media
May 31
Today’s feast is about both two women and two men. The Blessed Virgin Mary goes to visit Elizabeth to assist her in her final days of pregnancy. But as she greets Elizabeth, the babe in Elizabeth’s womb—John the Baptist—leaps for joy at the presence of Jesus in Mary’s womb. Great mysteries of life are at play here.
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