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Reflection for Tuesday, November 5, 2002: 31st week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2002-11-05)
"A man gave a great dinner to which he invited many. '|Come, everything is now ready.' |But one by one, they all began to excuse themselves."||On this day, in Jesuit communities and parishes around the world, we celebrate ...
Reflection for Monday, November 5, 2001: 31st week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2001-11-05)
God's gifts and his call are irrevocable. ... |For from him and through him and for him all things are: To him be glory forever. Romans 11 |Lord, in your great love, answer me. Psalm 69| No, when you have a reception, ...
Reflection for Saturday, November 5, 2011: 31st week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2011-11-05)
"No servant can serve two masters. He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon."||One of the challenging characteristics of our time is the desire ...
Reflection for Friday, September 29, 2000: Sts. Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2000-09-29)
I love reflecting upon this day. There is a strange, popular fascination with angels today - at least in our secular North American culture. A search of the web, or any religious book store, will turn up lots of angel ...
Reflection for Saturday, July 30, 2005: 17th week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2005-07-30)
John the Baptist was a conscience problem for Herod. Herod wanted to kill this prophet who reminded him and others that Herod shouldn't be living with his brother's wife. However, Herod had a second flaw. He liked to be ...
Reflection for Monday, July 30, 2007: 17th week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2007-07-30)
Moses is so frustrated with the people that he throws down the stone tablets of the Law which God had just given him and shatters them. Moses has been away for a while and the people got restless, impatient, selfish. They ...
Reflection for Monday, July 28, 2008: 17th week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2008-07-28)
There are powerful images in the readings today. God does an earthy demonstration for Jeremiah. Using a very memorable image - God is as close to Israel as a loin cloth is close to our bodies - God has Jeremiah put his ...
Reflection for Thursday, November 27, 2008: Thanksgiving Day.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2008-11-27)
Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation! It is from your goodness that we gather today in this United States of America to give you thanks and praise for the blessings you have showered upon us.||We thank you for this ...
Reflection for Friday, November 3, 2000: 30th week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2000-11-03)
One side effect of my father's illness is his suffering from a filling up of fluids in his body. It's called edema, or "dropsy." So I have a vivid image of Jesus looking at this man across the table from him, suffering ...
Reflection for March 20, 2016: Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2016-03-20)
Passion Sunday is full of doorways to grace. I can feel it in me and in the community gathering, with palms in our hands. There's something special to this first day of a holy week.|If I am alert, I'll remember that the ...