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Reflection for Tuesday, March 21, 2017: 3rd Week of Lent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2017-03-21)
After my first read of today's gospel in Mathew, my initial response to Peter's question was with regards to my own life situations. In other words, I asked myself, "How often do I forgive others?" I suspect this was a ...
Reflection for Tuesday, March 1, 2016: 3rd Week of Lent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2016-03-01)
When Pope Francis declared a Jubilee Year of Mercy he wrote the following: "At times we are called to gaze even more attentively on mercy so that we may become a more effective sign of the Father's action in our lives." ...
Reflection for Tuesday, March 5, 2002: 3rd week in Lent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2002-03-05)
Today Jesus calls us to open our hearts to the power of forgiveness. One of the hardest acts for us to do is to forgive, truly forgive, from the heart. For me it is harder to forgive someone than to admit I was wrong about ...
Reflection for Tuesday, March 5, 2013: 3rd week in Lent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2013-03-05)
"Azariah stood up in the midst of the fire and prayed aloud . . . " Daniel 3:25.|| Sometimes we find ourselves in the midst of fire. These verses in Daniel, which are part of the Catholic canon of scripture, provide an ...
Reflection for Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 3rd week in Lent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2010-03-09)
Today's gospel brings to mind the Jesuit value of a faith that does justice. This value refers to a justice that is borne out of one's faith in God. It is usually thought of in terms of social justice, but it seems applicable ...
Reflection for Tuesday, March 13, 2007: 3rd week in Lent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2007-03-13)
Here we are in the middle of the season of Lent. As we look back a couple of weeks, we scan the various resolutions that we made. Some of them we have kept and others we haven't. That may be a source of concern for us, but ...
Reflection for Tuesday, March 9, 1999: 3rd week in Lent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 1999-03-09)
"Do not give us up," and "do not withdraw your mercy" are two key phrases that Azariah prays pleadingly (Daniel 3). These words remind me of something Fr. Gene McCreesh, S.J., said several years ago as he greeted me warmly ...
Reflection for Tuesday, February 26, 2008: 3rd week in Lent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2008-02-26)
Is there any more difficult teaching of Jesus than the one he gives us in today's gospel? Peter asks Jesus how often we must forgive those who sin against us. Peter suggests seven times, no doubt believing he was being ...
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 Tuesday, March 21, 2006: 3rd week in Lent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2006-03-21)
I write this from the town of Nyiregyhaza, with a population of 110,000, in the northeast plains of Hungary near the Ukraine and Romanian borders. This influences my reflections in nuanced ways - by the spiritual reading ...