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Reflection for Monday, November 23, 2015: 34th week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2015-11-23)
The stories of Daniel in the Bible were never stories for children. They were about wisdom, knowledge, proficiency and the ability to exercise cautious and discreet judgment in practical matters. This sounds very adult, ...
Reflection for Monday November 25, 2019: 34th Week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2019-11-25)
Listen to the Young "Stay Awake! For you do not know when the son of Man will come." (Matthew 24:42) What sustains us in dark hours? What keeps fear from surging? Life-support comes in many forms. A word scratched ...
Reflection for Monday, November 22, 2004: 34th week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2004-11-22)
|WIDOW'S MIGHT|Revelations gives us a vision of "Companions of Jesus," unblemished persons with the Lamb of God. Which of us can say s/he is unblemished? Whose heart is clean?|In the l980s "styles of faith" were a popular ...
Reflection for Monday, November 23, 2009: 34th week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2009-11-23)
Most teachers use repetition every now and then to reinforce important concepts, especially when they think their students are not "getting" it. They look around the classroom, and if they see telltale blank stares and ...
Reflection for Monday, November 25, 2013: 34th week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2013-11-25)
St. Catherine of Alexandra, who is remembered in today's liturgy, is one of the revered group of women known as the virgin martyrs: a group who were bright, strong, and steadfast in their adherence to Christianity and to ...
Reflection for Monday, November 26, 2001: 34th week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2001-11-26)
I need to reflect continually on Jesus' story of the Widow's Mite. Too often I find myself judging others -- especially "street people" -- harshly using society's standards and judging by externals. In this story Jesus ...
Reflection for Monday, November 27, 2007: 34th week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2006-11-27)
What does the poor widow in today's Gospel have to do with the vision in the Book of Revelation? The vision speaks of those who follow the Lamb, "on their lips no deceit has been found; they are unblemished."||We associate ...
Reflection for Monday, November 21, 2011: Memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (34th week in Ordinary Time).
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2011-11-21)
Free at Last||Money is a power in our world that takes many forms. We meet budgets, send aid, search for jobs, collect dividends, and confront the growing gap between rich and poor. My credit score sits next to my test ...
Reflection for Monday, November 21, 2006: Memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (34th week in Ordinary Time).
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2005-11-21)
The Young and the Poor|They were young during the invasion that left their people captive. Sent into exile to serve the conqueror Nebuchadnezzar, they are surrounded by wealth and opportunity. Dislocation and privilege do ...
Reflection for Monday, November 22, 1999: 34th week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 1999-11-22)
"When men dream, they dream of money" mumbled the character as the story of ruthless greed unfolded. Our dreams tell us who we are. And money, with its power to multiply or vanish without a trace, presents itself as the ...