Title: The Word: Catholic Scripture Reflections Author: America Media Published: August 31, 2018 Last modified: May 11, 2020 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/america-magazine-the-word/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=1946881) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/america-magazine-the-word/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1946881) # The Word: Catholic Scripture Reflections By [America Media](https://profiles.wordpress.org/americamedia/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/america-magazine-the-word.2.1.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/america-magazine-the-word/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/america-magazine-the-word/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/america-magazine-the-word/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/america-magazine-the-word/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/america-magazine-the-word/) ## Description Displays the liturgical date and two Scripture reflections on that week’s readings. “The Word” shortcode/widget automatically updates weekly and features scripture reflections and material from our archives. It focuses on the upcoming Sunday readings as well as some holy days and feasts. America magazine is the leading provider of editorial content for thinking Catholics and those who want to know what Catholics are thinking. ## Screenshots [⌊Full visual widget display on the front end; picks up styling from the user's theme.⌉⌊Full visual widget display on the front end; picks up styling from the user's theme.⌉[ Full visual widget display on the front end; picks up styling from the user’s theme. [⌊Simple widget display on the front end; picks up styling from the user's theme, but omits the graphic elements present in the full visual version.⌉⌊Simple widget display on the front end; picks up styling from the user's theme, but omits the graphic elements present in the full visual version.⌉[ Simple widget display on the front end; picks up styling from the user’s theme, but omits the graphic elements present in the full visual version. [⌊Widget options: select either the simple template or full visual.⌉⌊Widget options: select either the simple template or full visual.⌉[ Widget options: select either the simple template or full visual. ## Installation 1. Download the plugin. 2. Upload it to the plugins folder of your blog. 3. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress 4. To use The Word as a widget, go to the Widgets page in the Appearance section and set up The Word. 5. You can also place The Word anywhere on a post, page, or area that will accept shortcodes. Just use this shortcode: [the_word]. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “The Word: Catholic Scripture Reflections” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. 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