The Chapel of the Incarnate Word

As long as he has faith and doesn’t look down, Peter comes to the Lord, walking on water. No matter how sorrowful a person’s failures, he...

Chapter 5, Hope In this chapter, Francis refers to Jeremiah's account of the tears of Rachel who dies in childbirth. "Rachel is weeping...

"Sometimes our only option is to look up at the stars and to trust God. God's hope will not disappoint." In this chapter of Francis...

"There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots" (Isaiah 7:14). In these passages [we...

[God has shown us over and over ...] God has not abandoned his people, and he has not left them to be vanquished by even, because he is...

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Come to the Water, ye who are thirsty .... they all ate and were satisfied Today’s first reading and Gospel proclaim God as the One who...

Brother Richard (a Capuchin Franciscan living in Ireland) shared his poem "Lockdown" in a Facebook post on Friday, March 13. His original...

El hermano Richard (un franciscano capuchino que vive en Irlanda) compartió su poema "Lockdown" en una publicación de Facebook el viernes...

Quien espera por la noche para terminar Bendicelos. Quien espera por la noche empezar Bendicelos. Quien espera en la habitación del...

Who wait for the night to end bless them. Who wait for the night to begin bless them. Who wait in the hospital room who wait in the cell...

For Beloveds Who are Critically Ill Divine Companion, when loved ones, strangers, and kin are tucked away in isolation, fighting for...

Enjoy this bit of levity!

This posting has received more "views" than any other posting. We've received inquiries from all over the United States; last week, a...

Again, Jesus is talking to his disciples, to us, in parables. He asks us, "Do you understand?" And they reply "Of course!" Do we? In...

"God's dwelling is a peace-filled heart" (Letters of Jeanne Chezard de Matel). Do I have the peace that fills my heart? How do I make it...

"The earth on which we live is holy" (writings of Jeanne Chezard de Matel). "La tierra en la que vivimos es santa" (escritos de Jeanne...

"Our lives are a book in which others can read the instructions we give them" (from "Treatise on the Beatitudes" - Jeanne Chezard de...

"Let us aim to be ministers of peace among those who do not posses it" (from "Treatise on the Beatitudes" - Jeanne Chezard de Matel)....

This week's Gospel, as well as the one from last week, and the one for next week, are from the 13th chapter of Matthew's Gospel. These...