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Reflection for Tuesday, October 4, 2016: Memorial of St. Francis of Assisi.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2016-10-04)
It may seem strange that today's readings "ignore" Francis of Assisi, whose memorial we celebrate, yet the lessons offered us in the gospel reading do find an echo in the memorial.|Martha shows in her life a gradually ...
Reflection for Tuesday, October 5, 2010: 27th week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2010-10-05)
We often hear that God's ways are not our ways. I was reminded of that as I pondered the scripture readings for today. Both the first scripture reading and the gospel demonstrate how our ways differ from God's.||In the ...
Reflection for Tuesday, October 7, 2008: 27th week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2008-10-07)
Today's readings seem to take us along different paths: from Paul's path that led from persecuting the Church of God to "now preaching the faith he tried to destroy" to Martha and Mary. But both paths are leading to the ...
Reflection for Tuesday, October 8, 2002: 27th week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2002-10-08)
One of the relevant faith messages for the Christian Community from our Scriptures today has to do with total openness and honesty. No one is exempt from being honest and candid, whether a first-reconciliation recipient ...
Reflection for Tuesday, October 10, 2006: 27th week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2006-10-10)
A few years in my past, I used to live in a residential living, learning, and worshipping community. I can remember my orientation session to community life. The community leader said, "As we all have to learn to live ...
Reflection for Tuesday, October 10, 2000: 27th week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2000-10-10)
My life is a little hectic. My husband and I both work, our kids are in high school and each day of our family calendar is filled in with games, school meetings, and what feels like a dozen other events. I'm a very busy ...
Reflection for Tuesday, October 9, 2012: 27th week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2012-10-09)
Some decisions truly are momentous, while others are the smaller kind that over time build up into a larger whole. Today's readings illustrate the latter. Daily, there are different paths in front of each of us, as people ...
Reflection for Tuesday, October 5, 2004: 27th week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2004-10-05)
Some things never change. Saul, the notorious persecutor of the followers of Jesus, is called by God to preach God among the Gentiles and becomes Paul the Apostle. He immediately goes off to preach Jesus, and the God who ...
Reflection for Tuesday, October 7, 2014: 27th week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2014-10-07)
|A few years ago, I rediscovered the Rosary. This occurred while I was running. I was struggling--maybe while doing one of the many hills surrounding my neighborhood or perhaps during the last few miles of a race--and ...
Reflection for Tuesday, October 6, 2020: 27th week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2020-10-06)
|The story of Mary and Martha is often used for prayer and reflection. It is not new to us. We are generally invited to pause and consider are we more like Mary the listener/contemplative or more like Martha the ...