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Reflection for Saturday, December 17, 2016: 3rd Week of Advent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2016-12-17)
At first glance, today's readings may leave us wanting something else to reflect on. I know that was my first thought when I read them. But then I remembered when I studied the Old Testament and how God works through the ...
Reflection for Monday, December 19, 2016: 4th Week of Advent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2016-12-19)
Advent is a time of preparation. As I write this, I'm preparing for finals and grading. By the time you read this, my grades will be in and I'll be preparing for the holidays, buying presents. The readings today talk about ...
Reflection for Wednesday, December 21, 2016: 4th Week of Advent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2016-12-21)
The end of the year is filled with hustle and bustle. Classes are nearing the end of the semester, concerts are held to present our work, decorations are set in anticipation of Christmas. The sales, the crowds, the shopping, ...
Student Stories: Fall Service Break Trips 2015
(Creighton University, 2015-11-03)
On November 3, 2015 Creighton Students shared their stories from their Fall Break Service Trips with faculty and staff.|These nine students were among 140 students who went to 30 sites across the country.|The video of their ...
Reflection for Wednesday, December 7, 2016: Memorial of Saint Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Church.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2016-12-07)
We are on this Advent journey, one that is leading us towards the Christ Child on Christmas morning. The journey can be laborious and hard to navigate. There is much to do, especially this time of year as the semester ends, ...
Reflection for Tuesday, December 6, 2016: 2nd Week of Advent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2016-12-06)
Today's first reading is from the Book of Isaiah and provides us with a meaningful message during this season of Advent. Isaiah 40 begins as the people of Judah are in captivity in Babylon around 550-540 BC. As exiles, ...
Reflection for Monday, December 5, 2016: 2nd Week of Advent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2016-12-05)
I see today's first reading from Isaiah as an invitation, one that encompasses all of life, really, but is offered to us in a particularly meaningful way here in Advent. The reading uses language of "return," so to me ...
Reflection for Thursday, December 1, 2016: 1st Week of Advent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2016-12-01)
Advent brings a time to take a deep breath, a time to anticipate. But that anticipation also can have us looking back. How did we get to this place? And where does this path lead me?|The reading from Isaiah and the Gospel ...
Reflection for Friday, December 9, 2016: 2nd Week of Advent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2016-12-09)
These readings in early Advent are perfect for the season. I am to take time during the season to sit back and reflect on the coming Messiah. The passage from Isaiah is clear, God teaches and we follow As Isaiah states if ...
The Martyrdom of Polycarp
(Center for Catholic Thought, Creighton University., 2011-02-21)
February 23rd marks the feast of Saint Polycarp, Bishop and Martyr. In today’s program, hosts O’Keefe and Wright discuss the “the Martyrdom of Polycarp,” an important early Christian text that describes Polycarp’s death ...