Sharing the Word for August 4, 2020
Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk
August 4, 2020
We cannot deal with the evil around us as if we were in charge. The Lord is in charge, and the Lord will take care of us.
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Sharing the Word for August 3, 2020 – Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time – Year 2
Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk
August 3, 2020
Jesus’ feeding the crowds is an example of his compassion for those in need. It also looks forward to the Eucharist–through which Jesus will continue to feed thousands with his own body and blood.
What Jesus Taught Me About Families
David Dault, PhD
August 1, 2020
For more than 30 years, I have lived with mental health issues. Much of my life has been colored by chronic and, at times, severe depression. Circumstances of my childhood, including domestic violence and my mother’s rage-filled alcoholism, have left me with bouts of anxiety and post-traumatic stress.
Finding the Historical Jesus
John Feister
July 29, 2020
Christians believe that Jesus was both fully divine and fully human. For at least the third time since the birth of modern scientific thinking in the 1700’s, there is a renewed interest among some biblical scholars in what they call the “historical Jesus.”
Confronting Racism
Pat McCloskey, OFM
July 29, 2020
I have a family member who seems to harbor a racist attitude. How do I respond when I hear this person make thinly veiled racist statements?
These comments probably reflect what this family member considers “normal, ” “what everyone knows, ” or wishes were true. At some level, this family member is protecting how he or she sees the world what he or she needs to be true. Otherwise, this person may have to ask life-changing questions and make equally radical changes.
Sunday Soundbite for August 2, 2020
Greg Friedman, OFM
July 29, 2020
Our Sunday Mass nourishes us, prepares us, even obliges us to feed the hungry seeking nourishment and healing.
Mother Teresa: A Saint Who Conquered Darkness
Kerry Walters
July 28, 2020
This beloved saint wrestled with her own dark night of the soul.
Mother Teresa and Francis of Assisi: Two Saints, One Spirit
Franciscan Media
July 28, 2020
Every day after Holy Communion, Mother Teresa and her community would say the Peace Prayer of Saint Francis.
Holy Quotes from Mother Teresa
Franciscan Media
July 28, 2020
The call to holiness guided Mother Teresa throughout her life.
The Mother Teresa We Knew
Dan Morris-Young
July 28, 2020
Mother Teresa of Calcutta strips you and me of every excuse to do nothing to help the hungry, the sick, the lonely, the unloved, the rejected, the hurting, the confused, the imprisoned.