Daily Reflections

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The Summit

By Joanne Huestis-Dalrymple / April 18, 2025 /

Driving up the hill of Aspetuck Ave, one could sense she was happening upon something very special. The quiet road was lined with trees as large and ancient looking as the mind can imagine. Up, up, until at last a scene out of a movie sat before me. A gorgeous…

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The Eucharist: A Need of the Heart of Jesus

By Maggie Martin / April 17, 2025 /

Though overall it is a hard film to watch, there is a scene in Slumdog Millionaire that I absolutely love. The movie centers around a young man and a young woman, Jamal and Latika, who in their childhood help each other get through the incredible hardships of living in Indian…

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Spy Wednesday

By Celina Manville / April 16, 2025 /

Betrayal can begin innocently as a question, a doubt, or a distraction. For Adam and Eve, it began with the question offered by the serpent: Did God really say, “You shall not eat from any of the trees of the Garden?” There the seed of doubt was planted. Wednesday of…

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Be Not a Betrayer: Do Not Follow Judas

By Fr. Sylvanus Amaobi / April 15, 2025 /

In the Gospel reading for this Tuesday of Holy Week, Jesus Christ was deeply troubled and expressed that one of His apostles would betray Him. He said, “I say to you, one of you will betray me.” The apostles were at a loss as to who the betrayer would be.…

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A Prophetic Gesture of Love: Mary of Bethany’s Anointing of Jesus

By Fr. Nnaemeka Paschal Ajuka / April 14, 2025 /

As we enter Holy Week, our hearts turn toward Jesus’ final days—a time marked by rejection, suffering, and impending death. Most people Jesus encountered during this journey responded with suspicion, fear, or outright hostility. Yet, in the Gospel reading today, just six days before Passover, we are given a moment…

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Crowned with Thorns: Embracing the Scandal That Saves Us

By Fr. Alex Igbozuruike / April 13, 2025 /

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, As we raise our palms today shouting “Hosanna to the Son of David!” with joy, we are ushered into the most sacred and intense week of the Christian journey, the Holy Week. Palm Sunday invites us to walk with Jesus on a road that…

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Jesus Escapes

By Fr. John Bosco Obiako / April 11, 2025 /

Yesterday, the evangelist John told us in the Gospel: “So they picked up stones to throw at him; but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple.” (Jn 8:59). Today, we read: “The Jews took up stones to stone Jesus… but he escaped from their hands.” (Jn 10: 31;…

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Covenant and Promise

By Radhika Sharda, MD / April 10, 2025 /

Every story begins with an unspoken promise. Whether we realize it or not, when we take up any book, we enter into it with a confidence that the beginning will be fulfilled in the end. In the same vein, every story invites the reader into a very special relationship with…

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Unfettered and Unhurt

By G K Zachary / April 9, 2025 /

I have played a few video games in my day. There is a certain mystery about why so many people, old and young, spend an inordinate amount of time on what certainly seems like an unproductive escape from reality. The name, Jane McGonigal, comes up if you research game theory.…

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