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Reflection for Wednesday, February 26, 2014: 7th week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2014-02-26)
The message of Jesus is so very simple, but often I don’t want to hear it. Help the poor, love my enemies and don’t be so obsessed with wealth and power. All wonderful ideas and ones I cheer with my whole heart. Well, ...
Reflection for Sunday, May 25, 2014: 6th week of Easter.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2014-05-25)
|Then the apostles laid hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit. |Although there have been times in my life when I never had a clear picture of the Spirit's place in my life, the older I get, the more I can feel ...
Reflection for Sunday, June 2, 2003: 9th week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2013-06-02)
In today's gospel, Luke tells the story of the centurion whose slave is sick. The centurion was a Roman soldier would have represented to Jesus and other Jews, a government which cruelly suppressed the Jewish people and ...
Reflection for Thursday, December 17, 2009: 3rd week in Advent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2009-12-17)
Today's gospel might seem almost odd at first glance. It's a long list of genealogy, tracing the family tree of Jesus. It recounts the ancestry from Abraham, through David and finally to Jesus. The remarkable part is that ...
Reflection for Friday, July 27, 2001: 16th week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2001-07-27)
I have been weeding a lot lately as the summer rains and sun have given life to everything in our garden - including weeds. There is one weed that always fascinates me. It's a tiny thing and I usually catch it when it's ...
Reflection for Sunday, December 20, 1998: 4th week in Advent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 1998-12-20)
Jesus was born into our world - a world of brokenness. In today's gospel we see Joseph struggling with what to do about Mary's pregnancy. Mary, despite her powerful acceptance of God's wishes, might also have had misgivings. ...
Reflection for Friday, November 6, 1998: 31st week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 1998-11-06)
The dishonest steward is someone determined to land on his feet. As Jesus tells the story, the steward was about to be fired for "squandering his property." His power and prestige, his important place in the household, ...
Reflection for Wednesday, December 12, 2007: Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2007-12-12)
When she appeared to him, Juan Diego recognized the dark, Indian features that were so familiar to him. Our Lady of Guadalupe came to the humble peasant nearly 500 years ago, but she did not come as one of the conquerors ...
Reflection for Wednesday, December 11, 2013: 2nd week in Advent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2013-12-11)
"Lift up your eyes on high and see who has created these things." Isaiah 40||My To Do list is filled - always. I revise it, add to it and proudly cross things off of it. I have perfected a system that combines my lists on ...
Reflection for Tuesday, December 17, 2002: 3rd week in Advent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2002-12-17)
Today's gospel might seem almost odd at first glance. It's a long list of genealogy, tracing the family tree of Jesus. It recounts the ancestry from Abraham, through David and finally to Jesus. The remarkable part is that ...