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A Weekend Retreat by Fr. Kevin Schneider, S.J.
(Creighton University, Online Ministries, 2010-01-14)
This retreat was given at the Demontreville Jesuit Retreat House near Lake Elmo, Minnesota, January 14-17, 2010.|Fr. Schneider was born and raised in Green Bay, Wisc. and is the second eldest of six boys. He graduated from ...
Reflection for Tuesday, August 10, 2010: St. Lawrence.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2010-08-10)
"Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will preserve it for eternal life."|| John During World War II, two roommates at the University of Nebraska split up to room with two other women. ...
Reflection for Sunday, August 15, 2010: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Solemnity.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2010-08-15)
PRE-PRAYERING | We celebrate this feast which is based partly on logic, on devotion and on communal tradition. Mysteries usually defy logic and devotional/emotional practices usually fade or lose their original identities. ...
Reflection for Wednesday, August 18, 2010: 20th week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2010-08-18)
So the owner of the vineyard pays the workers who bore the burden and heat of the day the same salary he paid the guys who were hired at five o'clock in the evening. No one can hear that parable about the workers in the ...
Reflection for Sunday, March 7, 2010: 3rd week in Lent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2010-03-07)
PRE-PRAYERING | Words have great histories. Etymology is the study of such wordistry. Procrastinate comes from the Latin, of course, pro means for or on behalf of, craz means tomorrow and teneo means to hold. See, we hold ...
Reflection for Monday, March 8, 2010: 3rd week in Lent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2010-03-08)
Today's readings have a practical lesson and a harder application. How easy it is to question and second guess the actions, motivation or intentions of others!||In the first reading, from the Book of Kings, when the king ...
Reflection for Wednesday, March 10, 2010: 3rd week in Lent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2010-03-10)
Jesus was God's revelation to mankind. The Son of Man was sent by his father to back up the authority of the Old Testament even though the era of the 'Law and Prophets' had passed and many things in the Old Testament no ...
Reflection for Tuesday, April 13, 2010: 2nd week in Easter.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2010-04-13)
Jesus is pretty hard on intellectuals. They are like the rich in that they have a lot of obstacles to overcome to enter into the Kingdom of God. They think things over too much and for too long. The story of Jesus' interaction ...
Reflection for Wednesday, August 11, 2010: 19th week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2010-08-11)
Old Testament lessons frequently talk about God's wrath and judgment. I am often confronted by fellow Christians who come from non-denominational sects who seem highly preoccupied by these texts. They argue that God's wrath ...
Reflection for Monday, August 16, 2010: 20th week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2010-08-16)
Today's Gospel is a challenging and familiar one. Personally I'm not prepared to sell everything I own and give it away. This would present a large number of practical problems, such as feeding, clothing and educating my ...