"Your Word, Lord, is truth." † John 17:17
“How Lovely Is Your Dwelling Place, O Lord of Hosts!” Psalm 84 expresses something deeper than admiration for a beautiful place of worship. It is the longing of a heart that has discovered that nothing can truly satisfy us apart from God. The Psalmist does not merely desire the courts of the Lord; his whole … Read more
Alleluia.Your word, O Lord is truth; sanctify us in the truth.Alleluia. “Your Word, O Lord, Is Truth” In a world filled with competing voices, opinions and half-truths, this Gospel Acclamation brings us back to something firm: the Word of God does not merely tell us the truth; it leads us into the truth that gives … Read more
Catholic Mass Readings for Friday, September 11th 2026 TWENTY-THIRD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR II FIRST READING “I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.” A reading from the first Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians (1 CORINTHIANS 9: 16 – 19, 22b – 27) Brethren: … Read more
“Be Merciful, Even as Your Father Is Merciful” There are words of Jesus that console us immediately, and there are words that disturb the comfortable places of the heart. Today’s Gospel belongs to the second kind. Christ does not simply ask us to be kind to those who are kind to us. He goes much … Read more
“Lead Me, Lord, in the Way Everlasting” Psalm 139 brings us before a God who knows us completely. He knows when we sit and when we rise, understands our thoughts from afar, and sees the road we are walking even when we ourselves are uncertain of where it is leading. There is something deeply comforting … Read more