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Reflection for Tuesday, April 8, 2003: 5th week in Lent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2003-04-08)
Today's readings show us as the Cranky People of God. In the first reading from Numbers, the Israelites are being led to safety and salvation, out of exile in Egypt and toward their homeland. The journey is long and ...
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 Thursday, September 5, 2002: 22nd week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2002-09-05)
It had been a discouraging night for Simon Peter and his friends. They had been out all night on their boats and had caught nothing. As the weary men stood in the sand, leaning on their tiny fishing vessels, they talked ...
Reflection for Saturday, September 10, 2005: 23rd week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2005-09-10)
"But the one who listens and does not act | is like a person who built a house on the ground without a foundation. |When the river burst against it, |it collapsed at once and was completely destroyed." |Luke 6:49||When ...
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 Wednesday, September 5, 2012: 22nd week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2012-09-05)
The readings today are filled with a glimpse of real humanity both in the life of Jesus and in the early Church. No matter how much we want to envision the warmth and love of the earliest Christians for one another, they ...
Reflection for Wednesday, September 5, 2007: 22nd week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2007-09-05)
Jesus "stood over her, rebuked the fever, and it left her. She got up immediately and waited on them." Luke 4:39||The story of Simon's mother-in-law has so many layers of warmth and depth. In Luke's gospel, Simon has not ...
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 Friday, April 6, 2001: 5th week in Lent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2001-04-06)
I hear the whisperings of many: "Terror on every side! Denounce! Let us denounce him!" All those who were my friends are on the watch for any misstep of mine. Jeremiah 20|Today's readings, just one week from Good Friday, ...