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Focolare Word of Life — 171 episodes
SEPTEMBER 2026 | REFLECTION BY FR. TYLER MATTSON
SEPTEMBER 2026 | FOCOLARE WORD OF LIFE September 2026 “Love does no evil to a neighbor; hence, love is the fulfillment of the Law” (Rom 13:
AUGUST 2026 | EXPERIENCES | “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord.” (Lk 1:46)
AUGUST 2026| REFLECTION BY FR. TYLER MATTSON
AUGUST 2026 | “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord.” (Lk 1:46)
JULY 2026 | EXPERIENCES | “The seed sown on rich soil is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit” (Mt 13:23).
JULY 2026 | REFLECTION BY FR. TYLER MATTSON
JULY 2026 | “The seed sown on rich soil is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit” (Mt 13:23).
JUNE 2026 | EXPERIENCES | “As you go, make this proclamation: ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ [...] (Mt 10:7-8)
JUNE 2026 | REFLECTION BY FR. TYLER MATTSON
JUNE 2026 | “As you go, make this proclamation: ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ [...] Without cost you have received... (Mt 10:7-8)
MAY 2026 | EXPERIENCES | "As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” (Jn 20:21-22)
MAY 2026 | REFLECTION BY FR. TYLER MATTSON
MAY 2026 | As the Father has sent me, so I send you. Having said this, he breathed on them and said, Receive the Holy Spirit Jn 20:21-22
APRIL 2026 | EXPERIENCES | "Stay with us, because it is almost evening." (Lk 24:29)
APRIL 2026 | REFLECTION BY FR. TYLER MATTSON
APRIL 2026 | "Stay with us, because it is almost evening." (Lk 24-29)
MARCH 2026 | EXPERIENCES | "Get up and do not be afraid." (Mt 17:7)
MARCH 2026 | REFLECTION BY FR. TYLER MATTSON
MARCH 2026 | "Get up and do not be afraid." (Mt 17:7)
FEBRUARY 2026 | EXPERIENCES | "See, I am making all things new." (Rev 21:5)
FEBRUARY 2026 | REFLECTION BY FR. TYLER MATTSON
FEBRUARY 2026 | "See, I am making all things new." (Rev 21:5)
JANUARY 2026 | REFLECTION BY FR. TYLER MATTSON
JANUARY 2026 | “There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling.” (Eph 4:4)
DECEMBER 2025 | REFLECTION BY FR. TYLER MATTSON
DECEMBER 2025 | “All the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God” (Is 52:10).
NOVEMBER 2025 | EXPERIENCES | "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God" (Mt 5:9).
NOVEMBER 2025 | REFLECTION BY FR. TYLER MATTSON
NOVEMBER 2025 | "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God" (Mt 5:9).
OCTOBER 2025 | EXPERIENCES | “My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth” (Ps 121:2)
OCTOBER 2025 | REFLECTION BY FR. TYLER MATTSON
OCTOBER 2025 | “My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth” (Ps 121:2).
SEPTEMBER 2025 | EXPERIENCES | “Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost” (Luke 15:6).
SEPTEMBER 2025 | REFLECTION BY FR. TYLER MATTSON
SEPTEMBER 2025 | "Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost" (Lk 15:6)
AUGUST 2025 | EXPERIENCES | “For where your treasure is, there your heart will also be.” (Lk 12:34)
AUGUST 2025 | REFLECTION BY FR. TYLER MATTSON
AUGUST 2025 | "For where your treasure is, there your heart will also be." (Lk 12:34)
JULY 2025 | EXPERIENCES | “But a Samaritan while traveling came near him; and when he saw him, he was moved with pity.” (Lk 10:33)
JULY 2025 | REFLECTION BY FR. TYLER MATTSON
JULY 2025 | "But a Samaritan while traveling came near him; and when he saw him, he was moved with pity.” (Lk 10:33)
JUNE 2025 | EXPERIENCES | “You give them something to eat.” (Lk 9:13)
JUNE 2025 | REFLECTION BY FR. TYLER MATTSON
JUNE 2025 | "You give them something to eat." (Lk 9:13)
MAY 2025 | EXPERIENCES | "Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you." (Jn 21:17)
MAY 2025 | REFLECTION BY FR. TYLER MATTSON
MAY 2025 | “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” (Jn 21:17)
APRIL 2025 | EXPERIENCES | “I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?” (Is 43:19)
APRIL 2025 | REFLECTION BY FR. TYLER MATTSON
APRIL 2025 | "I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?" (Is 43:19)
MARCH 2025 | EXPERIENCES | ‘Why do you see the speck in your neighbor’s eye, But do not notice the log in your Own eye?’ Luke 6:41
MARCH 2025 | REFLECTION BY FR. TYLER MATTSON
MARCH 2025 | "Why do you see the speck in your neighbor's eye, but do not notice the log in your own eye?" (Luke 6:41)
FEBRUARY 2025 | EXPERIENCES | "Test everything; hold fast to what is good." (1 Thes 5:21)
FEBRUARY 2025 | REFLECTION BY FR. TYLER MATTSON
FEBRUARY 2025 | “Test everything; hold fast to what is good.” (1 Thes 5:21)
JANUARY 2025 | EXPERIENCES | "Do you believe this?" (Jn 11:26)
JANUARY 2025 | REFLECTION BY FR. TYLER MATTSON
JANUARY 2025 | “Do you believe this?” (Jn 11:26)
DECEMBER 2024 | EXPERIENCES | "For nothing will be impossible with God" (Lk 1:37)
DECEMBER 2024 | REFLECTION BY FR. TYLER MATTSON
DECEMBER 2024 | "For nothing will be impossible with God" (Lk 1:37)
NOVEMBER 2024 | EXPERIENCES | «But she [this widow] out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on» (Mk 12:44)
NOVEMBER 2024 | REFLECTION BY FR. TYLER MATTSON
NOVEMBER 2024 | "But she [this widow] out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on" (Mk 12:44)
OCTOBER 2024 | EXPERIENCES | “Whoever wishes to become great among you must be your servant..." (Mark 10:43-44).
OCTOBER 2024 | REFLECTION BY FR. TYLER MATTSON
OCTOBER 2024 | “Whoever wishes to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you must be slave of all
SEPTEMBER 2024 | EXPERIENCES | “Be doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves.” (Jas 1:22)
SEPTEMBER 2024 | REFLECTION BY FR. TYLER MATTSON
SEPTEMBER 2024 | “Be doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves.” (Jas 1:22)
AUGUST 2024 | EXPERIENCES | “Lord, it is good for us to be here” (Mt 17:4).
AUGUST 2024 | REFLECTION BY FR. TYLER MATTSON
AUGUST 2024 | “Lord, it is good for us to be here” (Mt 17:4).
JULY 2024| EXPERIENCES | “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.” (Ps 23:1)
JULY 2024 | REFLECTION BY FR. TYLER MATTSON
JULY 2024 | “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.” (Ps 23:1)
JUNE 2024 | EXPERIENCES | “The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground... (Mk 4:26-27)
JUNE 2024 | REFLECTION BY FR. TYLER MATTSON
JUNE 2024 | “The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground, and would sleep and rise night and day... (Mk 4:26-27)
MAY 2024 | EXPERIENCES | “Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.” (1 John 4:8)
MAY 2024 | REFLECTION BY FR TYLER MATTSON
MAY 2024 | Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love (1 John 4:8).
APRIL 2024 | EXPERIENCES | “With great power the apostles gave their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus... (Acts 4:33)
APRIL 2024 | REFLECTION BY FR. TYLER MATTSON
APRIL 2024 | “With great power the apostles gave their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all.”
MARCH 2024 | EXPERIENCES | “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and a steadfast spirit renew within me.” (Ps 51:10)
MARCH 2024 | REFLECTION BY FR. TYLER MATTSON
MARCH 2024 | “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and a steadfast spirit renew within me.” (Ps 51:10)
FEBRUARY 2024 | EXPERIENCES | “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and a steadfast spirit renew within me.” (Ps 51:10)
FEBRUARY 2024 | REFLECTION BY FR. TYLER MATTSON
FEBRUARY 2024 | “Let all that you do be done in love” (1 Cor. 16:14).
JANUARY 2024 | EXPERIENCES | “Love the Lord your God ... and your neighbor as yourself” (Luke 10:27).
JANUARY 2024 | REFLECTION BY FR. TYLER MATTSON
JANUARY 2024 | “Love the Lord your God... and your neighbor as yourself” (Luke 10:27).
DECEMBER 2023 | EXPERIENCES | Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; (1 Thes 5:16-18)
DECEMBER 2023 | REFLECTION BY FR. TYLER MATTSON
DECEMBER 2023 | Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
NOVEMBER 2023 | EXPERIENCES | You are all children of light and children of the day; we do not belong to the night, nor to darkness (1 Thess
NOVEMBER 2023 | REFLECTION BY FR. TYLER MATTSON
NOVEMBER 2023 | "You are all children of light and children of the day; we do not belong to the night, nor to darkness." (1 Thess 5:5)
OCTOBER 2023 | EXPERIENCES | Give therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's. (Mt. 22:21)
OCTOBER 2023 | REFLECTION BY FR. TYLER MATTSON
OCTOBER 2023 | "Give therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." (Mt. 22:21)
SEPTEMBER 2023 | EXPERIENCES | Every day I will bless you, and praise your name forever and ever. (Ps 145 [144]:2)
SEPTEMBER 2023 | REFLECTION BY FR. TYLER MATTSON
SEPTEMBER 2023 | Every day I will bless you, and praise your name forever and ever. (Ps 145 [144]:2).
AUGUST 2023 | EXPERIENCES | “Woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish.” (Mt 15:28)
AUGUST 2023 | REFLECTION BY FR. TYLER MATTSON
AUGUST 2023 | “Woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish.” (Mt 15:28)
JULY 2023 | EXPERIENCES | “I promise you that whoever gives a cup of cold water to one of these lowly ones..." (Mt 10:42))
JULY 2023 | REFLECTION BY FR. TYLER MATTSON
JULY 2023 | “I promise you that whoever gives a cup of cold water to one of these lowly ones..." (Mt 10:42)
JUNE 2023 | EXPERIENCES | “Finally, brothers and sisters, farewell. Put things in order, listen to my appeal..." (2 Cor 13:11)
JUNE 2023 | REFLECTION BY FR. TYLER MATTSON
JUNE 2023 | “Finally, brothers and sisters, farewell. Put things in order, listen to my appeal, agree with one another..."(2 Cor 13:11)
MAY 2023 | EXPERIENCES | "Love one another with mutual affection: outdo one another in showing honor." (Rom 12:10)
MAY 2023 | REFLECTION BY FR. TYLER MATTSON
MAY 2023 | "Love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honor." (Rom 12:10)
APRIL 2023 | EXPERIENCES | "Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth." (Col 3:2)
APRIL 2023 | REFLECTION BY FR. TYLER MATTSON
APRIL 2023 | "Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth." (Col 3:2)
MARCH 2023 | EXPERIENCES | "Live as children of light: for the fruit of the light is found in all that is good and right and true."
MARCH 2023 | REFLECTION BY FR. TYLER MATTSON
MARCH 2023 | "Live as children of light: for the fruit of the light is found in all that is good, and right and true." (Eph. 5:8-9)
FEBRUARY 2023 | EXPERIENCES | "You are the God who sees me." (Gen 16:13)
FEBRUARY 2023 | REFLECTION BY FR. TYLER MATTSON
FEBRUARY 2023 | "You are the God who sees me." (Gen 16:13)
JANUARY 2023 | EXPERIENCES | "Learn to do good; seek justice." (Is 1:17)
JANUARY 2023 | REFLECTION BY FR. TYLER MATTSON
JANUARY 2023 |"Learn to do good; seek justice." (Is 1:17)
DECEMBER 2022 | EXPERIENCES | "Trust in the Lord forever, for in the Lord God you have an everlasting rock." (Is 26:4)
DECEMBER 2022 | "Trust in the Lord forever, for in the Lord God you have an everlasting rock." (Is 26:4)
NOVEMBER 2022 | EXPERIENCES | "Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy." (Mt 5:7)
NOVEMBER 2022 | "Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy." (Mt 5:7)
OCTOBER 2022 | EXPERIENCES | “For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline
OCTOBER 2022| "For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline." (2 Tim 1:7)
SEPTEMBER 2022 | EXPERIENCES | "...I made myself a slave to all, so that I might win more of them." (1 Cor 9:19)
SEPTEMBER 2022 | "For though I am free with respect to all, I made myself a slave to all, so that I might win more of them." (1 Cor 9:19)
AUGUST 2022 | EXPERIENCES| "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?" (Mt 18:21)
AUGUST 2022 | "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?" (Mt 18:21)
JULY 2022 | EXPERIENCES| "There is need of only one thing." (Lk 10:42)
JULY 2022 | "There is need of only one thing." (Lk 10:42)
JUNE 2022 | EXPERIENCES| "You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you." (Ps 16[15]:2
JUNE 2022 | "You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you." (Ps 16[15]:2
MAY 2022 | "I give you a new commandment, that you love one another." (Jn 13:34)
APRIL 2022 | "Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation." (Mk. 16:15)
MARCH 2022 | "Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors." (Mt 6:12)
FEBRUARY 2022 | "Anyone who comes to me I will never drive away." (Jn 6:37)
JANUARY 2022 | "We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him." (Mt 2:1-2)
DECEMBER 2021 | “And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her by the Lord.” (Lk 1:45)
NOVEMBER 2021 | “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” (Mt 5:9)
OCTOBER 2021 | “We know that all things work together for good for those who love God.” (Rom 8:28)
September 2021 | “Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all.” (Mk 9:35)
August 2021 | “Whoever becomes humble like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.” (Mt 18:4)
July 2021 | “Take heart, daughter; your faith has made you well.” (Mt 9:22)
June 2021 | “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord’, will enter the kingdom of heaven..." (Mt 7:21)
May 2021 | “God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them.” (1 Jn 4:15)
April 2021 - "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.” (Jn 10:11)
March 2021 - Make me know your ways, O Lord: teach me your paths. (Ps 25 [24]:4)
February 2021 - Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful (Lk 6:36)
January 2021 - Remain in my love: you will bear much fruit. (Jn 15:5–9)
December 2020 - The Lord is my light and my salvation: whom shall I fear? (Ps. 27 [26]:1)
November 2020 - "Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted" (Mt. 5:4)
October 2020 - "For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted."( Lk 14:11)
September 2020 - “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over will be put into your lap.”
August 2020 - “Who will separate us from the love of Christ?” (Rm 8:35)
July 2020 - “For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.” (Mt 12:50)
June 2020 - “Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.” (Mt. 10:40)
May 2020 - “You have already been cleansed by the word I have spoken to you.” (Jn 15:3)