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Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Franciscan Media
May 31
Today’s feast is about both two women and two men. The Blessed Virgin Mary goes to visit Elizabeth to assist her in her final days of pregnancy. But as she greets Elizabeth, the babe in Elizabeth’s womb—John the Baptist—leaps for joy at the presence of Jesus in Mary’s womb. Great mysteries of life are at play here.
Sister Sharon Havelak, OSF
Janice Lane Palko
May 9, 2022
“St. Francis is such a role model and is so important to our world today. The charisms that his life exemplified (poverty, contemplation, conversion, and minority) speak to me differently as I grow and change.”
Saint Mark
Franciscan Media
April 25
Most likely the first of the four Gospels, the Gospel of Mark is brief and pointed. Saint Mark has one goal, to present Jesus as God’s crucified messiah, and he fulfills that goal concisely. Saint Mark’s Gospel seems to have been one of the sources used by Saints Matthew and Luke for their works.
Sharing the Word for March 31, 2022
Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk
March 31, 2022
Testimony to the authenticity of Jesus’ ministry is provided by the works that Jesus performs in the lives of individual Christians, as well as through the manifold action of the Church. There are plenty of grounds for believing in Jesus.
Saint Fabian
Franciscan Media
January 19
Be careful of birds landing on your head. That happened to Saint Fabian, and it was taken as a sign that he should be elected pope. So he was. And he served for 14 years until he was martyred in 250.
Faith and Family for January 9: Baptism of the Lord
Susan Hines-Brigger
January 5, 2022
This week we celebrate the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist, who foretold of Christ’s coming, telling the people that “one mightier than I is coming.”
Sunday Soundbite for December 19, 2021
Greg Friedman, OFM
December 15, 2021
God’s promise to shepherd his flock spans both the old and the new covenants. The birth of the shepherd-Messiah from the line of David will fulfill ancient promises and usher in an age of peace.
Faith and Family for December 19: Fourth Sunday of Advent
Susan Hines-Brigger
December 15, 2021
As we near the end of Advent, in this week’s Gospel, we hear the story of Mary–very pregnant with Jesus–visiting her cousin Elizabeth, who is also with child.
Faith and Family for December 12: Third Sunday of Advent
Susan Hines-Brigger
December 8, 2021
On this third Sunday of Advent, we hear an important message when John the Baptist tell the crowds to share what they have with those who have none.
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