Daily Reflections
My query: Give me a Catholic Reflection on Luke 24:13-35 Jesus on the Road to Emmaus. Chat GPT, an Artificial Intelligence bot, replied with the following: Answer: Luke 24:13-35 tells the story of Jesus appearing to two disciples on the road to Emmaus after his resurrection. The disciples were saddened…
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Today’s readings are full of valuable lessons, warnings, and instructions. Many of the issues faced in the first century and even before are the same things we battle today. “Save yourself from this corrupt generation.” This line stuck out to me in the first reading. It’s interesting that thousands of…
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Christ is risen, alleluia! Several years ago, when I was coming into the faith, my mother happened to ask me what Easter meant. As a Hindu, she had never considered it before. I told her that it marked the day on which Jesus rose from the dead. She stared back…
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The Greek Fathers describe the “process of temptation” in the Philokalia in stages. 1. Provocation, the initial incitement to evil, followed by stages of assent – 2. a Momentary disturbance of the intellect; 3. Communion, in which the mind pleasurably communes with the idea, without yet acting on it; and,…
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We come to Holy Saturday, and it is a grand day for the new recruits joining our Church, and we need more and more of them. Also, we know that it is one of the longest Masses of the year, and a lot of ground gets covered. Perhaps too much…
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The whole story of Good Friday speaks about loyalty to the truth. Loyalty is not about what happens when things are good, but more about what you do when things get difficult. The call to discipleship is a test of loyalty. We can find this element in the readings today,…
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The summit of the Liturgical Year is the Easter Triduum—from the evening of Holy Thursday to the evening of Easter Sunday. The events that led to the salvation of the human race culminated in the Easter Triduum. On Holy Thursday (which is today), the Church celebrates the Last Supper of…
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There is a fascinating historical document from the late 4th century. Around 381, a woman from what is now Spain decided to make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. She spent about three years in the Holy Land and wrote down what she saw and experienced. Her writing is now known as…
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I didn’t eat the cookies off the countertop, says the child with crumbs all over his face. I didn’t break the speed limit, says the driver, despite seeing the radar report from the highway patrolman. And, I didn’t spread that rumor about you, despite the “receipts” on the social media…
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As I read through the readings for today, I was drawn to the contrast in disposition of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus toward Jesus and that of Judas the Iscariot. Martha was serving a wonderful meal no doubt. Lazarus is enjoying time with our Lord who had just given him new…
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