St. Anthony, Finder of Joy
Christopher Heffron
September 29, 2021
St. Anthony of Padua is known as the finder of lost objects. He can also help us find the intangibles—such as joy.
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Bridging the Generation Gap
Susan Hines-Brigger
September 29, 2021
Boomers and Zoomers each have something important to offer our world. We should take advantage of it.
Faith and Family for October 3: Marriage and Children
Susan Hines-Brigger
September 29, 2021
This week’s first reading and Gospel speak to the issues of marriage and children.
Sunday Soundbite for October 3, 2021
Greg Friedman, OFM
September 29, 2021
Jesus wants marriage, the relationship of man and woman, to be part of his proclamation of the Kingdom. It is in that most human of institutions–in the nitty-gritty of daily life–that God is at work.
Sharing the Word for September 29, 2021
Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk
September 29, 2021
Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael have had special missions in carrying out the will of God among his human creatures. The liturgical celebration of these archangels is intended to remind us that God is still concerned with us today.
Sharing the Word for September 28, 2021
Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk
September 28, 2021
God’s love for we humans is still universal today–still catholic. All are invited to respond to it, all invited to be blessed by it.
Daybreak Decision
Maureen O'Brien
September 27, 2021
No matter how much we practice patience, no matter how much we pray, sometimes the morning arrives when we must take the action we’ve been contemplating—and it can be scary.
Sharing the Word for September 27, 2021 – Twenty-sixth Week in Ordinary Time – Year 1
Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk
September 27, 2021
We enjoy the fulfillment of the messianic age in Christ and his people. We are a people filled with the energy and youth of the risen Christ. We dwell in a new Jerusalem. We offer God our thanks.
A Heart Bursting with Gratitude
Colleen Arnold, MD
September 26, 2021
When the stress level and busyness in my life are high, I don’t always take time to thank God for the daily gifts he gives me.
We Are the Ones We’ve Been Waiting For
Bruce Epperly
September 25, 2021
In writing about a South African Women’s March for Freedom during the era of apartheid, poet June Jordan concludes a poem with the affirmation, “We are the ones we have been waiting for.”