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Reflection for Sunday, November 4, 2007: 31st week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2007-11-04)
PRE-PRAYERING | The Eucharist is a "Thanksgiving Sacrifice" in which we join the thanksgiving death of Jesus and in which we ask to be made an "ever-lasting gift" to God. In our celebration of the Eucharistic Liturgy, we ...
Reflection for Sunday, November 4, 2001: 31st week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2001-11-04)
There is a little phrase we use to describe someone getting caught in the act; we say, "He got caught with his hand in the cookie jar." One time I literally had this happen.||I was in a small kitchen in a Jesuit house and ...
Reflection for Tuesday, November 4, 2008: 31st week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2008-11-04)
Today in the United States we bring the quadrennial process of electing citizens to lead our government for two, four, or six years of service. This particular campaign process has been remarkably long, contentious and ...
Reflection for Friday, November 4, 2005: 31st week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2005-11-04)
Romans 15:14-21 "...'Thus I aspire to proclaim the Gospel not where Christ has already been named, so that I do not build on another's foundation, but as it is written: Those who have never been told of him shall see and ...
Reflection for Saturday, November 4, 2000: 30th week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2000-11-04)
There are several passages besides Luke, Chapter 14, in which Jesus either responds to requests for places of honor or makes observations of how persons of status choose the most prestigious places. But it doesn't seem ...
Reflection for Saturday, November 4, 2006: 30th week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2006-11-04)
Prison letters are often profoundly moving and revealing. Think of Martin Luther King's letter from Birmingham Jail. Think of Father Alfred Delp, S.J., writing during his Nazi imprisonment. St. Paul, too, "did time" and ...
Reflection for Monday, November 4, 2002: 31st week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2002-11-04)
Lord, I have given up my pride and turned away from my arrogance,|| I am not concerned with great matters or with subjects too difficult for me.|Instead, I am content and at peace. |As a child lies quietly in its mother's ...
Reflection for Thursday, November 4, 2004: 31st week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2004-11-04)
In today's hectic world it is easy to feel alone and isolated. We live in a world with many more people than in the time of our grandparents. Technology has brought many improvements to our lives, but it has also made many ...
Reflection for Tuesday, November 4, 2003: 31st week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2003-11-04)
Today's first reading, from Romans, falls under the category of "The Duties of Christians" and is a marvelous reading. This reading reminds me of our connection to one another, of our interdependent need, of our contribution ...
Reflection for Sunday, November 6, 2005: 32nd week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2005-11-06)
PRE-PRAYERING | These past weekdays we have celebrated the memory of All the Saints as well as prayed with the memories of the souls now departed. These liturgies have been also a preparation for our celebration of the ...