SIN FAITH MARTYRDOM and ST BLAISE
WWW.FriendsoftheWord.org [email protected] On the Feast of St. Blaise, Fr Lou discusses the Holy Scriptures about David’s Sin, People of little Faith and the Martyrdom of St. Blaise. With the blessing of throats.
GO YOU ARE SENT
Friends of the Word, Inc.presents Fr Lou Scurti [email protected] www.FriendsoftheWord.org GO YOU ARE SENT 3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time (day after the Blizzard of 2016) Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10 1 Corinthians12:12-30 Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21
CONFLICT EVEN IN THE BIBLE
Saul, David, Peter, Judas…..all contribute to conflict, in the Bible. Fr Lou reflects on the Scriptures of the Day and “breaks open the Word”. 1 Samuel 24:3-21, Psalm 57:2, 3-4, 6 and 11, Mark 3:13-19
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION 2015
CELEBRATING THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF MARY, FR. LOU SHARES IDEAS OF HER ROLE, HISTORICALLY & THEOLOGICALLY. Reading 1 GENESIS 3:9-15, 20; Reading 2 EPHESIANS 1:3-6, 11-12; Gospel LUKE 1:26-38
THE WRITING IS ON THE WALL
Fr Lou Scurti uses the readings of the day and the Feast of St. Catherine to teach us to be alert to the “writing on the Wall”…..St. Catherine of Alexandria “The Writing is on the Wall”, Wednesday of 33nd Week of the Year Reading 1 Daniel 5:1-6, 13-14, 16-17, 23-28 Gospel Luke 21:12-19 www.Friendsofthe Word.org…
THE LORD SAVES US IN OUR TRIBULATION
www.FriendsoftheWord.org As Jesus describes the tribulation that will precede the return of the Son of Man, Fr Lou reflects on today’s tribulations: unemployment, fear, illness, death and Terrorism. Fr Lou especially refers to the Paris attacks and the tribulation that the persecuted experience. Daniel 12:1-3, Hebrews 10:11-14, 18, Mark 13:24-32
TWO UNLIKELY WIDOWS
Two Unlikely Widows 32nd Sunday Holy Cross Church St. Petersburg, Florida Reading 1 1 Kings 17:10-16 Reading 2 Hebrews 9:24-28 Gospel Mark 12:38-44
Running A Municipality …Mayor Randy George (2)
https://new.friendsoftheword.org Father Lou Scurti interviews Mayor Randy George of North Haledon, NJ on the relationship of a mayor to the community.
Relief Services in Cambodia
Father Lou Scurti continues the discussion with Howard Jost on his ministry in Cambodia.
Stories from Albania
https://new.friendsoftheword.org/ Recalling the visits of Popes St. John Paul II and Francis to Albania, Jon (Fatjon Gjonpali) shares an Albanian’s reaction to life in Albania and the community’s reaction to the Popes’ visits.