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Reflection for Friday, December 2, 2011: 1st week in Advent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2011-12-02)
Today is Friday of the First Week of Advent. This is a season of waiting, a time to live by faith, trusting that God will soon act on behalf of his people.||I have never been a very patient person. My mother used to rattle ...
Reflection for Friday, December 3, 2004: Memorial of Saint Francis Xavier, Priest.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2004-12-03)
Two blind men approached Jesus and begged, "Son of David, have pity on us." Jesus was moved and responded simply, "Let it be done for you according to your faith." ||We all carry heavy burdens. In my experience, many of ...
Reflection for Friday, December 7, 2012: 1st week in Advent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2012-12-07)
Isaiah is a prophet, one who sees reality as God inspires him to and who then speaks of that reality as God impels him to. Here Isaiah speaks of the changes that God will operate, and he describes those changes in three ...
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 Friday, December 2, 2005: 1st week in Advent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2005-12-02)
"On that day the deaf shall hear...and the eyes of the blind shall see..."|| The weekend before Thanksgiving I had a wonderful pre-Thanksgiving/Advent experience of being on retreat at a spirituality center in the woods ...
Reflection for Friday, December 7, 2001: Memorial of Saint Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Church.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2001-12-07)
First Installment - Stories about our saint today St. Ambrose was a marvelous and colorful character. He was elected bishop of Milan in the mid to late 4th century. Problem was, he wasn't even a Christian! So, he was ...
Reflection for Friday, December 7, 2007: 1st week in Advent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2007-12-07)
YAHWEH SPEAKS TODAY!||Yahweh, why is it taking so long? |You promised us new life, peace, healing. |You promised your people since before Isaiah, your healing, |"the deaf shall hear; the blind shall see;| The lowly will ...
Reflection for Friday, December 4, 2015: 1st week in Advent.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2015-12-04)
Just imagine the joy the people of Israel must have experienced when the prophet Isaiah told them that a new day was dawning. A day when the deaf shall hear and the blind shall see and the tyrant will be gone and the ...
Reflection for Friday, April 8, 2016: 2nd Week of Easter.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2016-04-08)
John's story of Jesus feeding a large crowd is similar to Mark's story of Jesus feeding the five thousand. There are some details that differ but essentially they seem to set forth the same view of Jesus and his disciples. ...
Reflection for Friday, April 12, 2013: 2nd week in Easter.
(University Ministry, Creighton University., 2013-04-12)
Today's reading of the loaves and the fishes flooded me with memories from my formative years as I find this scripture one of the most accessible and vivid readings to a child. I remember times when I was amazed that Jesus ...