Tag: "Catholic"
Easter Sunday: He is Risen!
From the Word Among Us: He saw and believed. (John 20:8) Alleluia! Christ is risen! Father, we exult in your glory! We rejoice, turning our thoughts to the One who lives, who is seated at your right hand above every power and authority and dominion. He’s alive! Mary’s thoughts spun at the empty tomb: Jesus is [...]
Good Friday Meditation
From The Word Among Us: Into your hands I commend my spirit. (Psalm 31:6) It’s Good Friday, the very day for which Jesus was born into the world. His whole life, everything he ever said or did, had been leading up to this day. Every miracle, every sermon, every word of forgiveness or challenge—none of [...]
Lenten Meditation: Ask, Seek, Trust
Wow, is today’s Lenten Meditation from The Word Among Us perfect for me or what? The life of a freelance writer/author/social media marketer has always been my chosen path from the time I was old enough to talk (ok, the technologically advanced social media part came much later) — the God-given purpose I knew was [...]
Lenten Meditation: The Sign of Jonah
From The Word Among Us: No sign will be given … except the sign of Jonah. (Luke 11:29) Public figures tend to speak candidly in smaller, private gatherings of firm supporters. But when they are in front of larger groups, they paint with broader brushstrokes and use crowd-pleasing language. Not so with Jesus! Upon seeing [...]
Lenten Meditation: Kingdom Come
From The Word Among Us, today’s Lenten meditation reflects upon Matthew 6:10: Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. (Matthew 6:10) When you were young, did you enjoy hearing firsthand accounts of where your parents or grandparents grew up? Didn’t it feel as if you could picture their homes because [...]
Happy Mardi Gras!
The day before Lent — otherwise known as Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday, is upon us already — hard to believe! I came across an interesting article about the Catholic Roots of Mardi Gras while researching this post that I thought I’d share in honor of the occasion: Mardi Gras, literally “Fat Tuesday,” has grown [...]
Top 5 Ways To Beat The Holiday Blues
Particularly in light of this past Friday’s diabolical crime against innocent children and adults in Newtown Connecticut, it seems a bit shallow for anyone unaffected personally by this tragedy to complain about having the blues this Christmas and Holiday Season. Certainly, this couldn’t possibly be a more horrendous time for the families and friends of [...]
Five Minutes with the Word: Love
Here it is, Holy Week already! Seems like just the other day I started posting these daily Lenten meditations from The Word Among Us, and I hope it’s been helpful for you as we’ve moved through these 40 days. Today’s meditation examines Jesus’ deliberate emphasis on love and friendship, in spite of knowing the agony [...]
Five Minutes with the Word: Open Eyes
Today’s Lenten meditation from The Word Among Us: “It is better for you.” (John 11:50) Like missing a new exit ramp on a familiar highway, the high priest Caiaphas was about to miss the new work God was doing in Jesus. Both he and Jesus began well, with a deep respect for the Temple and [...]
Five Minutes with the Word: Belief
Today’s Lenten meditaion from WAU: “Believe the works.” (John 10:38) How can we know what God is like? How can we know him so intimately that we yield to his love and are changed? When Jesus said: “The Father and I are one,” he was calling people to examine his words and works so that [...]
Five Minutes with the Word: God is with us
Today’s Lenten meditation from Five Minutes with the Word: “He … cast them into the white-hot furnace.” (Daniel 3:20) If we just look at the basic story outline of this tale of Daniel and the fiery furnace, we could easily get lost in the excitement. Nebuchadnezzar is king of almost the entire known world. He [...]
Five Minutes with the Word: Accepting God’s Will
Today’s Lenten meditation from the Word Among Us: The annunciation of the Lord I will not tempt the Lord! (Isaiah 7:12) In today’s first reading, King Ahaz is being offered something that he may not want—a victory that comes not from fighting but from passive waiting. Commissioned by God, the prophet Isaiah has given him [...]
Five Minutes with the Word: Faithfulness
Today’s Lenten meditation uses the story of Hosea to illustrate an important lesson — one that has great relevance in today’s “instant gratification”, “me first” culture. From Five Minutes with the Word: “I will love them freely.” (Hosea 14:5) In Hosea’s time, more than seven centuries before Christ, the northern kingdom of Israel was locked [...]
Five Minutes with the Word: Move Forward
Today’s Lenten meditation from Five Minutes with the Word reminds us of the true meaning and ramifications of sin — wrongful actions, deeds and words that alienate us from God and each other — and urges us to move forward in faith, knowing we are never alone: “They did not obey or incline their ear, [...]
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