Sharing the Word

Memorial of Saint Catherine of Siena April 29, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Psalm 116:12-13, 14-15, 16-17 Today’s reflection is based on Psalm 116, a song of gratitude. The psalmist promises to offer a cup of salvation for God’s goodness ...

Friday of the Third Week of Easter April 28, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Acts 9:1-20 We’ve already seen Saul in connection with Stephen’s martyrdom. Now we have the beginning of a fuller description of his activity. Still pursuing the ...

Thursday of the Third Week of Easter April 27, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Acts 8:26-40 Philip was driven out of Jerusalem in the persecution that followed Stephen’s martyrdom. He fled to Samaria and began to preach the gospel there ...

Wednesday of the Third Week of Easter April 26, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Acts 8:1b-8 After the martyrdom of Stephen a persecution broke out in Jerusalem. It was not a full scale persecution, but seems to have been aimed ...

Feast of Saint Mark, Evangelist April 25, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Psalm 89:2-3, 6-7, 16-17 Today is the feast of St. Mark the evangelist, author of the earliest Gospel. The responsorial psalm–Psalm 89–and the refrain–“Forever I will sing the ...

Monday of the Third Week of Easter April 24, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Acts 6:8-15 Stephen was one of the newly-designated helpers that the apostles had established for themselves. But he did more than take care of the Greek-speaking ...