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Reflection for Friday, August 14, 2020: 19th week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2020-08-14)
|As is often typical of Ordinary Time liturgy, the Church provides a fountain of wisdom for those of us on the journey to the fullness of the Kingdom to drink from. At any point, of course, we can consider the world we ...
Reflection for Wednesday November 21, 2018: Memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2018-11-21)
Over these weeks of November, the Church's Liturgy turns more and more toward what Theologians call Eschatology – reflections on the ultimate outcome of living in this world. What we mean by ultimate outcome, of course, ...
Reflection for Monday January 21, 2019: 2nd Week in Ordinary Time, memorial of Saint Agnes.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2019-01-21)
The Memorial that we universally observe today in the Catholic Church is an ancient celebration of the life of St. Agnes. As with many of the early Martyrs of the Roman Empire, there is little historical data and lots of ...
Reflection for Friday January 25, 2019: Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul, Apostle.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2019-01-25)
A key word tying together today's readings is "baptism." | |Do you know, or do you actual observe or celebrate, your Baptism date? Right, Baptism date is what I asked. Nearly everyone knows and acknowledges their human ...
Reflection for Wednesday December 26, 2018: Feast of St. Stephen, first Martyr.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2018-12-26)
For those who follow the liturgy closely, the Feast of Saint Stephen comes as something of a shock immediately on the heels of Christmas Day. It is clearly a "frame" for the Solemnity of Christmas. As such it provides a ...
Reflection for Sunday, May 17, 2020: 6th Week of Easter.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2020-05-17)
| In the midst of this world-wide pandemic do you have hope?|I am not writing about optimism that "things will get back to normal," or that it is "safe to go back to work" or that "everything will be alright, just as it ...
Ignite Full Event 2015
(Center for Catholic Thought, Creighton University., 2015)
EXCERPT|John O'Keefe Introduces 1st Annual Ignite Talks, in memory of Rev. William J. Harmless, S.J.|A tribute video show in pieces throughout the event|Invocation by Eileen Burke-Sullivan|Anthony J. Godzieba: 'Christianity ...
Ignite Full Event 2017
(Center for Catholic Thought, Creighton University., 2017)
EXCERPT|John O'Keefe introduces 3rd Annual Ignite Talks|Companian video played in parts throughout event|Eileen Burke-Sullivan gives an invocation|Tom Kelly: 'Borders Within the Heart: Perception, Reflection, and ...
Reflection for Thursday, November 2, 2017: Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed Souls (All Souls).
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2017-11-02)
And this is the will of the one who sent me, that I should not lose anything of what he gave me, but that I should raise it on the last day.|These words, taken from one of the Gospel passages recommended for this day, ...
Reflection for January 9, 2012: The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2012-01-09)
The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord serves as a pivotal shift between the celebrations of the Christmas season and the mission of Jesus which is identified and (hopefully) integrated into our lives through the weeks of ...