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Reflection for Friday, March 19, 1999: St. Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Solemnity.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 1999-03-19)
One of the two choices for the Gospel today is the finding of the child Jesus in the temple. Try to imagine Joseph's experience on that occasion. He must have first shared Mary's confidence that the temporarily out-of-sight ...
Reflection for Monday, April 12, 1999: 2nd week in Easter.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 1999-04-12)
Every once in a while we run across people who have what seems to be an inexhaustible amount of energy; with some envy we may say, "Where do they get all that energy from?"|On another level, we know of others who seem to ...
Reflection for Wednesday, August 11, 1999: 19th week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 1999-08-11)
"Since then no prophet has arisen in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face." -- Deuteronomy 34:10||The most powerful communications tool is a face-to-face talk, with eye contact. It seems that we avoid ...
Reflection for Tuesday, March 9, 1999: 3rd week in Lent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 1999-03-09)
"Do not give us up," and "do not withdraw your mercy" are two key phrases that Azariah prays pleadingly (Daniel 3). These words remind me of something Fr. Gene McCreesh, S.J., said several years ago as he greeted me warmly ...
Reflection for Saturday, August 14, 1999: 19th week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 1999-08-14)
In today's first reading, we hear Joshua and all the people promise to serve Yahweh as their God and never to choose a false God. This reading fits beautifully with the life of Maximilian Kolbe, the first person canonized ...
Reflection for Monday, March 8, 1999: 3rd week in Lent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 1999-03-08)
Exotic things, things that are "out of the ordinary" almost always have an appeal for us. By the very fact that they are unfamiliar, they catch our eye and draw our interest. By contrast, the "ordinary" often passes by ...
Reflection for Sunday, March 8, 1998: 2nd week in Lent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 1998-03-08)
"Look toward heaven and count the stars," the first lines of the reading from the Book of Genesis, reminds me of the immensity of the universe. It makes me recall lying on a pier at a lake in Northern Wisconsin on a clear ...
Reflection for Thursday, March 11, 1999: 3rd week in Lent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 1999-03-11)
We hear the voice of God speaking to God's beloved people, in today's first reading from the Roman Catholic Liturgy. It is the ancient call of God to "listen to My voice, then I will be your God and you shall be My ...
Reflection for Sunday, March 7, 1999: 3rd week in Lent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 1999-03-07)
The passage from Romans is both clear and powerful, and it only needs reflection and prayer rather any commentary that I might provide. Precisely because it is so clear, I would like to address instead the psalm and the ...
Reflection for Monday, August 16, 1999: 20th week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 1999-08-16)
Both readings today talk about how to follow God. Following God is very simple, but it is not easy. The Israelites know what they should do, but instead of following God, they worship Baal and other gods. The Lord has ...