Sharing the Word for September 25, 2021
Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk
September 25, 2021
In today's reading Zechariah prophesies a great future for Israel. Things may not now be everything they were, but they are not yet everything they will be. God has plans for his people.
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My One-Year Experiment with the Rosary
Shannon K. Evans
September 25, 2021
There is a path to deeper connection and inner peace if you incorporate the rosary into your daily life.
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Living as St. Francis of Assisi Did
Patrick Carolan
September 25, 2021
What does the Franciscan way of life have to offer laypeople?
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Father M.J. Groark: A Friar for Broken People
Karen Callaway (photos) | Joyce Duriga (text)
September 25, 2021
As the nation battles an opioid crisis, Father M.J. Groark shares his story in hopes of showing others a path to recovery and redemption.
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Dear Reader: Hope after Darkness
Susan Hines-Brigger
September 25, 2021
Father Michael Joseph (M.J.) Groark, OFM Cap, could have very well been one of the statistics. However, with the help of faith and the Capuchin Franciscans, Father M.J. faced his addiction and eventually found his way to the priesthood.
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We Are the Ones We’ve Been Waiting For
Bruce Epperly
September 25, 2021
In writing about a South African Women’s March for Freedom during the era of apartheid, poet June Jordan concludes a poem with the affirmation, “We are the ones we have been waiting for.”
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