Sharing the Word for October 9, 2021
Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk
October 9, 2021
We don’t have to earn God’s benevolence or work for it. We must only open ourselves to what God has in store for us.
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God’s Real Majesty
Kerry Walters
October 8, 2021
The heart of Christianity is the great and incomprehensible truth that God’s true majesty, God’s authentic immensity, consists in God’s willingness to become lowly and forsaken.
‘Fratelli Tutti’: Our Great Challenge
Father James Puglisi, SA
October 8, 2021
Social friendship is based on the principles of the common good for each and every person and for the environment in which we live and move and have our being.
Thin Places Everywhere
Bruce Epperly
October 8, 2021
Celtic Christians spoke of “thin places” as locations where heaven and earth meet. While certain places may be set apart as revealing God, all places reflect God’s presence.
Sharing the Word for October 8, 2021
Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk
October 8, 2021
The day of the Lord is always near. It is an occasion for repentance and reform. It calls for responsiveness from the people. We need to be ready.
‘Fratelli Tutti’: Solidarity, Compassion, and Human Dignity
Mary Esther Stewart, OFS
October 7, 2021
We are each unique, yet we have so much in common. We all come at things differently, yet we find common ground in sharing our experiences and profiting from each other.
Sharing the Word for October 7, 2021
Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk
October 7, 2021
Today’s reading from Malachi first addresses the sinners who find serving God useless. Then God turns to those who trust in his name, and promises them his compassion.
The Journey into God
Murray Bodo, OFM
October 6, 2021
The journey forward into God is a journey backward to an original innocence we never fully recover but where a sort of semi-paradise happens when love turns into charity.
‘Fratelli Tutti’: Creating Bonds
Sister Michelle Balek, OSF
October 6, 2021
As I reflected on the explosive events of January 6, I couldn’t help but recall from Pope Francis’ newest encyclical the title of Chapter 5: “A Better Kind of Politics.”
Baptism Equals Belovedness
Patricia Breen McNeil
October 6, 2021
The heavens ripped open wide the day Jesus was baptized. From that moment forward, he walked under an open heaven: meaning he walked in his fullness as one loved by the Father.