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Reflection for Tuesday, August 30, 2005: 22nd week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2005-08-30)
1 Thessalonians 5:1-6, 9-11 "...'...you are children of the light...For God did not destine us for wrath, but to gain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep we may ...
Reflection for Tuesday, August 30, 2011: 22nd week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2011-08-30)
Into the Light||To live with eyes open takes faith. We learn early to screen out everything beyond the task at hand. With jobs in decline, our gaze grows even more shuttered. Fear alternates with forgetfulness. To be ...
Reflection for Tuesday, September 4, 2007: 22nd week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2007-09-04)
Paul here shows a fatherly love in his correction of the Christian community in Thessalonica. It would seem that he is trying to deal with a tendency that was not unique to this group of believers, a yearning to tie the ...
Reflection for Tuesday, September 1, 2009: 22nd week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2009-09-01)
As happens many times when I contemplate the readings before I write these short reflections, something from everyday life inextricably meshes in my mind with the words of scripture. So too with these passages for today. ...
Reflection for Tuesday, September 2, 2003: 22nd week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2003-09-02)
Jesus spoke and acted with authority: "He taught them on the sabbath, and they were astonished at his teaching because he spoke with authority." And again, "What is there about his word? For with authority and power he ...
Reflection for Tuesday, September 4, 2001: 22nd week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2001-09-04)
Readings like these always give me a jolt. On the one hand, they contain promises of deliverance and beatitude for the children of the light. On the other hand, they warn of a coming wrath in which God will surprise the ...
Reflection for Tuesday, September 3, 2013: 22nd week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2013-09-03)
A family I know had been faithfully attending to their seriously ill mother; they knew that death was imminent, yet when she finally died it was a surprise to them because, despite her compromised health, she seemed to be ...
Reflection for Tuesday, August 31, 1999: 22nd week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 1999-08-31)
The fact that Jesus spoke with authority is noted twice in today's Gospel. His use of authority caught the attention of the writer. It caught my attention, too. The Gospel illustrates how Jesus' power and authority liberated ...
Reflection for Tuesday September 3, 2019: 22nd Week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2019-09-03)
|It may not sound like it at first, but the closing part of the gospel reading is particularly challenging for us today: Jesus speaks and commands with authority and power. When we see flyers announcing lectures, we often ...
Reflection for Tuesday, September 5, 2017: 22nd Week in Ordinary Time.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2017-09-05)
I recently attended a funeral for a 7 month old baby. It was one of the most heart wrenching experiences I can remember. I haven't cried like that in years and I don't think I've ever seen my husband that emotional. The ...