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Reflection for Sunday, December 5, 2010: 2nd week in Advent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2010-12-05)
PRE-PRAYERING | What ever happened to that "Old Advent Spirit?" I wonder what that "spirit" is rather than where it went. Perhaps even better is where does that Advent spirit take us. To be honest in our "fill-it-up" ...
Reflection for Sunday, December 7, 2008: 2nd week in Advent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2008-12-07)
PRE-PRAYERING||When there is a messiness around us it is hard to know just where to begin the cleaning. Beginnings are not easy all the time. How to begin a speech or important paper, how to begin a conversation with the ...
Reflection for Sunday, December 11, 2011: 3rd week in Advent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2011-12-11)
PRE-PRAYERING || During Advent, as well as during Lent, one particular reading for the second Sunday during these seasons present us with the theme of being joyful or glad. Today is such a celebration that calls to us. We ...
Reflection for Sunday, December 16, 2012: 3rd week in Advent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2012-12-16)
Advent Hints|It is helpful to our spiritual life to spend more than a glancing moment in our reading of Christmas Cards we are receiving, with their notes of good wishes both printed and handwritten. It is good for our ...
Reflection for Sunday, December 17, 2000: 3rd week in Advent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2000-12-17)
The President of our country visited our city last week and for most citizens it was a joyous event. For some the joy was that he finally came to our state and for others their joy was that he was here only for a few hours. ...
Reflection for December 24, 2000: 4th week in Advent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2000-12-24)
Christmas|Today we are in the shortest Fourth Week of Advent possible, just a few hours. I have a feeling that I should write this quickly and briefly so as to not get in the way of Christmas' liturgies. Short and fast ...
Reflection for Sunday, July 28, 2002: 17th week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2002-07-28)
Before beginning the writing of this Reflection, I checked to see My computer told me that the site is unavailable and perhaps is experiencing difficulties. I smiled and thought to myself, "You bet it is." If I were to ...
Reflection for Sunday, December 21, 2008: 4th week in Advent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2008-12-21)
PRE-PRAYERING | Finding presents to give is a great adventure, if you love the one to whom you will give the gift. The degree of difficulty depends on the depth of love. A gift for the mailman or business associate is no ...
Reflection for Sunday, December 21, 2003: 4th week in Advent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2003-12-21)
So as to be more available to the Advent graces contained in our readings, we might imagine Mary leaving her home and heading for her cousin Elizabeth's house. She has had a strange visitor whose message/invitation have ...
Reflection for Sunday, December 20, 2009: 4th week in Advent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2009-12-20)
PRE-PRAYERING || I gently suspect that for those who have not had any Advent so far, they are probably tired of Christmasing. We do tend to cram into the emptiness and longing of Advent, Christmas parties and staff, faculty, ...