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Reflection for Sunday, December 12, 1999: Our Lady of Guadalupe.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 1999-12-12)
"Rejoice always!" It is the third Sunday and the Church asks us to be gladly grateful as the time of our celebrating His coming draws nearer.||Today's liturgy's first reading is a bold proclamation of the prophet Isaiah ...
Reflection for December 24, 1998: 4th Week of Advent (mass during the day).
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 1998-12-24)
Vigil of the Feast of Christmas||We are privileged in today's first scripture reading, to listen in on a three-way conversation. David is resting in peace within his palace. He seems to have a little guilt about his being ...
Reflection for Sunday, December 19, 1999: 4th week in Advent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 1999-12-19)
The work of any family is to make their house a home. David, in our first reading for this Advent Sunday, feels a bit embarrassed about having his rest in a beautiful palace, while the residence for the Ark of God, dwells ...
Reflection for Thursday, November 26, 1998: Thanksgiving.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 1998-11-26)
"Now bless the God of all Who has done wonderful things on earth." This verse sets the tone for the eucharistic celebration here on the Creighton campus this Thanksgiving Day.||In the second reading we hear Paul giving ...
Reflection for Thursday, November 12, 1998: 32nd week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 1998-11-12)
Paul writes a very loving letter for our hearing today in the Roman Catholic liturgy of the Eucharist. Paul seems to have several personalities which are revealed in his various letters to differing communities. Sometimes ...
Reflection for Thursday, November 19, 1998: 33rd week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 1998-11-19)
We are in the closing days of the liturgical year within the Roman Catholic church. This coming Sunday we will celebrate the feast of Christ the king which is the last Sunday of the year.||The visionary writer of the first ...
Reflection for Sunday, December 5, 1999: 2nd week in Advent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 1999-12-05)
"Prepare the way of the Lord." We are introduced again to the familiar Advent readings during the liturgy of this second week of Advent. Words like, "repent" and the appearance of John the Baptist heighten a spirit or sense ...
Reflection for Thursday, December 17, 1998: 3rd week in Advent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 1998-12-17)
We hear today in the daily scripture readings, of the lineage of Jesus. Jacob, the grandson of Abraham, calls his sons together and announces that his son, Judah, will be the chosen one and the one from whom, "the scepter ...
Reflection for Sunday, December 26, 1999: The Feast of Holy Family of Jesus Mary and Joseph.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 1999-12-26)
The calendar is not kind to our liturgical prayer this year. Yesterday we celebrated the birth of Jesus in the cave of Bethlehem with shepherds and angels attending and today's Gospel has Mary and Joseph taking the Child ...
Reflection for Thursday, November 5, 1998: 31st week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 1998-11-05)
In the first reading of today's eucharistic liturgy in the Roman Catholic Church, Paul uncertified himself. He possessed all the official credentials of a righteous person which had even given him the power or authority ...