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Reflection for Sunday, June 17, 2018: 11th Week of Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2018-06-17)
It's spring where I live. Actually it feels like summer. We sort of went right from winter to summer with no spring in between. I live in the forest and it seems like one day my back yard was bare trees and the next it was ...
Reflection for Wednesday, May 16, 2018: 7th Week of Easter.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2018-05-16)
It's still Easter, but the season is drawing to a close. And while Jesus is always with us, historically he was physically here on earth for a while, before he wasn't. In today's gospel, Jesus is concerned because while ...
Reflection for Friday November 22, 2019: Memorial of Saint Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2019-11-22)
|Today is the feast day of St. Cecilia, patron saint of musicians. It's said that on her wedding day she sang in her heart to the Lord, and she was able to retain her virginity and convert her new husband to Christianity. ...
Reflection for Monday, October 16, 2017: 28th Week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2017-10-16)
|In the Gospel, Jesus is concerned about the current generation. He says they are evil and have no faith. They are looking for a sign, but Jesus himself is the sign and there should be no need for another. He tells them ...
Reflection for Wednesday, April 29, 2020: 3rd Week of Easter.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2020-04-29)
|Today is the feast day of Catherine of Siena, virgin and doctor of the Church. Coincidentally, she's my confirmation saint. I chose her for two reasons, one to honor my great-aunt Catherine who had recently died, and two ...
Reflection for Saturday, March 28, 2020: 4th week in Lent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2020-03-28)
|Today's readings are both about recognizing God and responding appropriately to God. In the preceding passages in Jeremiah, God tells Jeremiah to remind the people that they have ignored God's covenant and rules. They ...
Reflection for Wednesday, November 18, 2020: 33rd week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2020-11-18)
|In today's Gospel an important man has invested in his servants. He gives them money to care for while he is away. Two of the servants invest the money and can give back more than they were given when their master returns. ...
Reflection for Tuesday, August 8, 2017: 18th Week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2017-08-08)
Today's gospel has an important lesson for us. Jesus told the disciples to go ahead in the boat while he dispersed the rest of the people, and then to catch up with them he walked across the water! The disciples were ...
Reflection for Thursday, June 1, 2017: 7th Week of Easter.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2017-06-01)
Today is all about unity. In the Gospel Jesus is praying for us. For you and me reading this now. He says specifically that he is not only praying for his people then and there, but for everyone who will learn of him, who ...
Reflection for Wednesday, June 15, 2016: 11th Week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2016-06-15)
Christianity is a community, not a competition. It's not even an exhibition. Jesus says we should take care of our own spirituality and not worry about what others are doing, and not worry about how we appear to others. ...