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Reflection for Thursday, February 17, 2000: 6th week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2000-02-17)
"You are not judging by God's standards but by man's!" Mark 8:33|Several years ago, a group of American attorneys and judges went on a religious retreat to the Dominican Republic. Part of the retreat included being hosted ...
Reflection for Friday, April 11, 2008: 3rd week in Easter.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2008-04-11)
A special gathering with family and friends often centers around food. Certainly any one of us could eat alone, using food as the fuel that will keep us going. But it is at a table filled with love and companionship as ...
Reflection for Monday, February 23, 2004: 7th week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2004-02-23)
"As Jesus came down from the mountain with Peter, James, John..." ||It is this first line that makes the story "shocking." Peter, James and John had just come from the vision of Jesus transfigured before them. Moses and ...
Reflection for Tuesday, March 1, 2005: 3rd week in Lent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2005-03-01)
Here's a good exercise for our hearts today: Forgive someone.|Praying for the great grace to forgive someone can ease the strain on our hearts and when we finally feel that relief of letting go of our anger and hurt, a ...
Reflection for Monday, September 4, 2000: 22nd week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2000-09-04)
"Is this not Joseph's son?"|In today's gospel we see Jesus facing one of his toughest audiences: the people from his hometown who knew him the best. He revisits his boyhood synagogue and reads from scripture, "The spirit ...
Reflection for Thursday, February 16, 2006: 6th week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2006-02-16)
He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer greatly and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and rise after three days. Mark 8:33||My niece, Samantha, is going to college ...
Reflection for Friday, August 8, 2003: 18th week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2003-08-08)
Jesus said to his disciples, "Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me." Matthew 16: 24|| I love today's gospel - and I want to run when I hear it. It's brief, only six sentences ...
Reflection for Monday, August 8, 2005: 19th week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2005-08-08)
When they came to Capernaum, the collectors of the temple tax approached Peter and said, "Does not your teacher pay the temple tax?" Matt. 17:24||Sometimes Jesus' teaching revolves around practical common sense. In today's ...
Reflection for Wednesday, August 27, 2003: 21st week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2003-08-27)
Those of us who are parents know how difficult it can be to see our kids grow up. This week I have been keenly aware of my daughter's challenging behavior on her road to independence. I find myself caught guiltily between ...
Reflection for Saturday, August 26, 2000: 20th week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2000-08-26)
A friend of mine talks about his grandmother, an immigrant from Ireland. She never gave compliments saying that her loved ones didn't need to be "getting a big head." Her attitude might sound harsh, but it wasn't from a ...