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Reflection for Wednesday, November 1, 2006: All Saints, Solemnity.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2006-11-01)
the times of great persecutions of the early Church, there were so many martyrs that it was impossible to commemorate each one on an individual day. Eventually, when the Church was given an old this great feast was born.|Today ...
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 Tuesday, August 14, 2001: 19th week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2001-08-14)
Read the extraordinary story of mMaximilian Kolbe.||Death is swallowed up in victory. |Where, O death, is your victory?|Where, O death, is your sting? 1 Cor. 15|A woman from the crowd called out and said to him, |"Blessed ...
Reflection for Monday, August 14, 2006: 19th week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2006-08-14)
I love these few brief verses in today's gospel. Jesus prepares his disciples for his passion, death and resurrection and he decides to pay the temple tax. And, he tells Peter to get the money out of a fish's mouth.||The ...
Reflection for Sunday, August 8, 1999: 19th week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 1999-08-08)
Peter got out of the boat and began to walk on the water toward Jesus.|But when he saw how strong the wind was he became frightened; and, beginning to sink, he cried out, "Lord, save me!"|Peter's encounter with Jesus is ...
Reflection for April 13, 2001: Good Friday.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2001-04-13)
We call this Friday "Good" because on this day we remember how much God loves us. On this day we "celebrate" the passion of Jesus for us. How can we possibly "celebrate" the suffering of anyone, let alone Jesus? Because ...
Reflection for Tuesday, August 13, 2002: 19th week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2002-08-13)
"Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven?"|Oh, how difficult it is to read this gospel today, in the aftermath of the sexual abuse scandals in the Church in the U.S., in light of the data that says 80% or more of child ...
Reflection for Sunday, August 15, 1999: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Solemnity.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 1999-08-15)
After speaking of the Church, her origin, mission, and destiny, we can find no better way to conclude than by looking to Mary. In her we contemplate what the Church already is in her mystery on her own "pilgrimage of faith," ...
Reflection for Monday, August 16, 2004: 20th week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2004-08-16)
You forgot the God who gave you birth. Deut. 32.||When the young man heard this statement, he went away sad, |for he had many possessions. Matt. 19.|The Gospel is incredibly contemporary. A young man approaches Jesus with ...
Reflection for Monday, August 19, 2002: 20th week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2002-08-19)
A young man approached Jesus and said, "Teacher, what good must I do to gain eternal life?" ...|When the young man heard this statement, he went away sad, for he had many possessions.|Isn't this story startling? A young ...