What We Bring to Prayer

Joan Chittister, OSB January 25, 2021

What we bring to the pursuit of the God of life is what we will get out of it.

Sharing the Word for January 25, 2021 – Third Week in Ordinary Time – Year 1

Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk January 25, 2021

We have been called by Jesus to be messengers of the salvation that he brings. It is a call we dare not neglect.

Yesterday’s Footsteps

Maureen O'Brien January 24, 2021

There are times we are pulled toward thoughts of the past and replaying regretful events over and over in our minds. May this prayer help you let go into today.

What the Desert Monastics Knew

Joan Chittister, OSB January 23, 2021

Clearly one of the pillars of the spiritual life, as far as the Desert Monastics were concerned, was a time and place for reflection

Sharing the Word for January 23, 2021

Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk January 23, 2021

Jesus’ tabernacle is not something made with hands, but is the eternal tabernacle of heaven. Here Jesus offers himself to the Father, a once and for all offering.

Wide Open

Maureen O'Brien January 22, 2021

When we pray we ask for help–because we need it. May today’s prayer give you the strength to keep seeking.

Sharing the Word for January 22, 2021

Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk January 22, 2021

The new covenant expressed in Christ renders the old covenant obsolete, and any desire to hang on to the old is misplaced.

Coping with Change

Richard Rohr, OFM January 21, 2021

The word change normally refers to new beginnings. But transformation, the mystery we’re examining, more often happens not when something new begins, but when something old falls apart.

Faith and Family for January 24: Fishers of Men

Susan Hines-Brigger January 21, 2021

In this week’s Gospel, Jesus encounters some local fisherman and tells them that, if they follow him, they will become “fishers of men.”

Sharing the Word for January 21, 2021

Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk January 21, 2021

Jesus is the one, true, priest forever and he intercedes for us. He has no need to make sacrifices to make up for his own sinfulness. It is good to offer him our thanks.