CULTURE WARS – One Bread, One Body, Apr 29, 2014

St. Catherine of Siena Acts 4:32-37 | Psalm 93:1-2, 5 | John 3:7-15 “The community of believers were of one heart and one mind. None of them ever claimed anything as his own; rather, everything was held in common.” —Acts 4:32 Jesus is praying that we would be one as He and the Father are one, so that the world will believe the Father has sent Him (Jn 17:21).

OUT OF ORDER? – One Bread, One Body, Apr 27, 2014

Second Sunday of Easter, Mercy Sunday Acts 2:42-47 | 1 Peter 1:3-9 | Psalm 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24 | John 20:19-31 The brethren “devoted themselves to the apostles’ instruction and the communal life, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.” —Acts 2:42 “In the first community of Jerusalem, believers ‘devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and the prayers.’ This sequence is characteristic of the Church’s prayer” ( Catechism, 2624 , … More

ONLY JESUS LOVES NOBODIES – One Bread, One Body, Apr 26, 2014

Easter Week Acts 4:13-21 | Psalm 118:1, 14-21 | Mark 16:9-15 “What shall we do with these men?” —Acts 4:15 Like the apostles in today’s Gospel reading, many Christians today are stubborn and lacking in faith (Mk 16:14). Like Peter and John, most Christians in the world are uneducated and unimportant by the world’s standards (Acts 4:13).