Sharing the Word

Thursday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time October 26, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Romans 6:19-23 Saint Paul reminds the Roman Christians that they used to be subjects of sinfulness–mastered by sin, but that now they are subjects of ...

Wednesday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time October 25, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Romans 6:12-18 Saint Paul now shifts his attention to some of the pragmatic implications of faith and salvation. The presumption here is that it is ...

Tuesday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time October 24, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Luke 12:35-38 One of the recurrent themes of Jesus’ preaching is the second coming. Jesus assures his hearers that he will return to set all ...

Monday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time October 23, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Romans 4:20-25 Further reflection on Abraham’s faith and righteousness–and ours. God made promises to Abraham and Abraham believed that God was able to keep his ...

Saturday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time October 21, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Romans 4:13, 16-18 Salvation did not come to Abraham through his good works. Nor did it come to him by the observance of Jewish law. ...

Friday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time October 20, 2021Daily Reading from the USCCB: Romans 4:1-8 Further instruction about faith, works, and salvation. Abraham was the righteous man par excellence, the forefather of all the righteous. Righteousness didn’t come ...