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Reflection for Friday, March 15, 2002: 4th week in Lent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2002-03-15)
When Secretary of State George Marshall was trying to persuade Congress to appropriate billions of dollars for the Marshall Plan to re-build Europe after World War II, a senator asked him a seemingly softball question.|| ...
Reflection for Friday, June 15, 2018: 10th Week of Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2018-06-15)
After the wind there was an earthquake – but the Lord was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake there was fire – but the Lord was not in the fire. After the fire there was a tiny whispering sound." 1 Kings|As people ...
Reflection for Wednesday, July 25, 2018: Feast of Saint James, Apostle.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2018-07-25)
"Whoever wishes to be great among you shall be your servant." - Matthew 20|During his years as president of Creighton, Fr. John Schlegel S.J. raised millions of dollars to transform the campus with new buildings and programs. ...
Reflection for Thursday, May 17, 2018: 7th Week of Easter.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2018-05-17)
Paul was aware that some were Sadducees and some Pharisees, so he called out before the Sanhedrin, "My brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of Pharisees; I am on trial for home in the resurrection of the dead."|Acts of the ...
Reflection for Saturday November 23, 2019: 33rd Week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2019-11-23)
|When we got bored during a high school religion class, we would try to tie our teacher up in a theological tangle like whether it counted to baptize a baby with orange juice in a car that broke down in the desert. With ...
Reflection for Sunday, May 28, 2017: Ascension of the Lord.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2017-05-28)
"And behold I am with you always, until the end of the age." - Matthew 28|In my mind's eye, I imagine myself stumbling across a small group of men and their leader on a mountain in Galilee 2,000 years ago.|The men were ...
Reflection for Saturday, October 14, 2017: 27th Week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2017-10-14)
"Rather blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it."|Luke|When I was a kid in the 1950's, I felt pretty smug because I had the good fortune to be born Catholic. Like many other Catholics, I believed we had ...
Reflection for Monday, March 23, 2020: 4th week in Lent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2020-03-23)
|There shall always be rejoicing and happiness in what I create;|For I create Jerusalem to be a joy and its people to be a delight;|Isaiah|"Don't worry, Dr. Wirth! I've got your back."|Josh, my always cheerful basketball ...
Reflection for Sunday, April 26, 2020: 3rd Week of Easter.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2020-04-26)
|Then the two recounted what had taken place on the way|and how he was made known to them in the breaking of bread.|Luke|In happier days, we EME's [Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist] would stand in the sanctuary of ...
Reflection for Saturday, June 20, 2020: Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2020-06-20)
|When his parents saw him, they were astonished,|and his mother said to him, "Son, why have you done this to us?|Your father and I have been looking for you with great anxiety." - Luke|Growing up, my perfect cousin, Mary, ...