You’re Invited to Begin Again
Maureen O'Brien
June 24, 2022
Begin today thinking of the words of Mother Teresa, “Do not let the past disturb you, just leave everything in the Sacred Heart and begin again in joy.”
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Nativity of Saint John the Baptist
Franciscan Media
June 24
John is one of the few saints who have two feast days. Today we celebrate the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist, which Saint Luke narrates in his Gospel. There Luke draws a parallel between the births of Jesus and John, pointing out the important role in the history of salvation that John the Baptist would play.
Sharing the Word for June 24, 2022
Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk
June 24, 2022
The Solemnity of the Sacred Heart is about God’s love for his people–a strange sort of love. For him the one who needs the most attention is the one who gets the most attention. It’s a matter of loving, and God’s love isn’t governed by logic.
Saint John Fisher
Franciscan Media
June 23
Saint John Fisher’s name is usually associated with Saint Thomas More and their difficulty with King Henry VIII. A bishop and cardinal, John Fisher refused to agree with Henry’s divorce and remarriage, as well as the idea that the king, rather than the pope, was the head of the Church in England. He was imprisoned and eventually martyred.
Sharing the Word for June 23, 2022
Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk
June 23, 2022
We are not born in the unique circumstances of John the Baptist, yet each of us is special to God–each has a special calling from God. How am I special?
Have You Said Your Prayers?
Colleen Arnold, MD
June 22, 2022
As children, we were taught to “say our prayers.” But as adults, does our prayer life consist of only memorized words? Or is it truly a conversation with God?
Faith and Family for June 26: Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Faith and Family team
June 22, 2022
Journey is a theme in this week’s Gospel. Father Greg Friedman, OFM, says that theme offers us a chance to explore what being a disciple means.
Saint Thomas More
Franciscan Media
June 22
Made famous by his own holy life and featured in the movie “A Man for All Seasons,” Saint Thomas More is the patron of those in the legal profession. Husband, father, chancellor, and lawyer, Thomas More was reluctantly martyred by King Henry VIII in 1535.
Sunday Soundbite for June 26, 2022
Greg Friedman, OFM
June 22, 2022
The journey Jesus begins in today’s Gospel was difficult—not only because robbers, deserts and wild beasts lay along the road to Jerusalem. At the end of his journey, Jesus will face crucifixion and death.
Sharing the Word for June 22, 2022
Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk
June 22, 2022
It’s not easy to identify the prophet of falsehood, the destructive idea, the tree that bears bad fruit. Jesus calls us to be careful about what we assimilate. If we are wise we will live cautiously.
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