Daily Reflections
Tonight, we as Christians, arrive at the point in our journey of Holy Week where we gather around the table. Together we commemorate and remember a meal shared, not only by Jesus and his disciples on the night before he died but shared by our ancestors for generations. And we…
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Prophet Isaiah introduces us in today’s meditation with his message on the “suffering servant.” Even in his suffering, this servant is able to speak to the weary a word that will revive them. He was nonviolent notwithstanding his persecution; but with complete trust in God, he says: “The Lord is…
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If salvation History is like a movie … it is a theatrical masterpiece! A Spiritual Battle from the Beginning As the camera crew begins to film, we see Adam and Eve content in a garden. They want for nothing. Satan, who wanted to be like God the most High, enters…
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Have you considered that Judas could have been a saint? Judas should have been a saint? “The great tragedy is that Judas might have been Saint Judas,” our pastor recently said in a homily. Today’s gospel reading brings us to the house of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus six days before…
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What is it about stories that attract the human heart? Regardless of where we come from, every human person seems to be made for stories. There is something ingrained in us that seeks to make meaning of things, to discern pattern, beauty, and significance in the world around us. The…
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Today’s grim gospel conspiracy to put Jesus to death is sandwiched between the beautiful miracle of the raising of Lazarus, brother of Martha and Mary of Bethany, and the unforgettable act of love that Mary offered Jesus when she anointed his feet with perfume and wiped them with her hair.…
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Jeremiah and Jesus Judged and Condemned We are drawing closer to the end of the Lenten season and nearing the Holy Week when we recall Jesus’ perseverance in doing the will of God. In addition to the works of penance, prayer, and almsgiving, we are challenged by the readings occurring…
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When someone says, “I promise” or “I give you my word,” we always expect that person to keep their word. This indicates that the person is talking about something that we hope to believe is true. The word of the promise giver is a bond, a covenant that binds him.…
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The three young men in today’s first reading, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shine brightly as wonderful examples of Christian courage needed in times of tribulations. Whoever believes in God must also trust Him. He must trust His power to do all things. He must equally know that even though God…
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In today’s readings Jesus gives us a way to interpret the Old Testament that has been very influential in the Church. In the famous episode from the wanderings of the chosen people after the Exodus, Moses constructs a bronze serpent and sets it on a pole. Whoever among those bitten…
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