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.

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.

Our Hearts Listen and Respond

Brother David Steindl-Rast September 28, 2021

We begin to face what we might prefer to overlook, begin to see what is going on in this world of ours.

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.

Taste and See How Good God Is

Brother David Steindl-Rast September 27, 2021

Since every thing, every person, every situation comes from the God who speaks, the whole world is Word by which we can live.

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.