Sharing the Word for August 16, 2022
Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk
August 16, 2022
Tuesday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time
August 16, 2022
Daily Reading from the USCCB: Matthew 19:23-30
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Why I Am Catholic
María Ruiz Scaperlanda
August 15, 2022
Only if we recommit to daily private and public prayer can we rediscover the content of the faith that is professed, celebrated, lived, and prayed.
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Franciscan Media
August 15
The doctrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is recent: 1950. But the belief among the faithful that Mary was assumed body and soul into heaven at the time of her death dates to the early Church.
Sharing the Word for August 15, 2022 – 20th Week in Ordinary Time – Year 2
Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk
August 15, 2022
The Solemnity of the Assumption and today’s reading from Revelation teach us that Mary represents the whole people of God, that she is an image–a model of the Church.
Savoring Quiet Moments
Natalie Ryan
August 14, 2022
What you do in quiet moments matters. Many have gotten in the habit of being on the phone or social media instead of participating in a hobby, exercise group, or reading. You become what you surround yourself with.
Saint Maximilian Mary Kolbe
Franciscan Media
August 14
Saint Maximilian Mary Kolbe, a Conventual Franciscan, is best known for volunteering to take the place of a condemned prisoner in a death camp. But he also worked tirelessly for the spiritual welfare of people through his deep devotion to the Blessed Mother.
Sunday Soundbite for August 14, 2022
Greg Friedman, OFM
August 14, 2022
In today’s Gospel, we’re seeing the many faces of the early Christians for whom Saint Luke preached and wrote the Gospel. They must have faced persecution from outside–a harsh baptism of fire–and divisions internally, as these first-century followers of Christ put his message into practice.
Growing in Trust
Carol Ann Morrow
August 13, 2022
Grass is growing between the sections of the sidewalk. It is not growing in the bare patches of the lawn. Why doesn’t the grass know its proper place? Today, I will welcome growing things—unexpected events, new people—even when they are uninvited.
Blessed Michael J. McGivney
Franciscan Media
August 13
The son of Irish immigrants, Blessed Michael J. McGivney saw a need for Catholics to come together to assist widows and orphans who were often left destitute. That organization became the Knights of Columbus.
Sharing the Word for August 13, 2022
Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk
August 13, 2022
Sometimes people think they have to earn God’s attention so that God will take care of them. That’s not the way it is. What we have to do is acknowledge our weakness and be willing to have God deal with us as his children.