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Reflection on the Fifth Sunday of Lent
John 11:1-45 We just heard a tender story about Martha, Mary, Lazarus and Jesus. The evangelist, John, has Jesus saying that he, Jesus, is the resurrection and the life. John…
Read MoreReflection on the Fourth Sunday of Lent
Today’s Gospel follows a theme of light and darkness that is spread throughout John’s writings beginning with the prologue where light shines through the darkness. It also follows several previous…
Read MoreStudying the Sisters of Loretto’s involvement in the Native Boarding School Era
Loretto wishes to share with you the research of the congregation’s study of the history of Native Boarding schools operated by the Sisters of Loretto. Why We Study the Native…
Read MoreReflection on the Third Sunday of Lent
Since the Gospel today is so long, I have selected specific phrases to reflect on, rather than weaving a coherent homily. The story of the “Woman at the Well” is…
Read MoreReflection on the Second Sunday of Lent
Last Sunday we followed Jesus into the desert. Jesus was at the beginning of this work he sensed himself called to do. We were reading from the fourth chapter of Matthew’s Gospel,…
Read MoreReflection on the First Sunday of Lent
Genesis 2:7… 3:7 Romans 5:12, 17-19 Matthew 3:13, 16-17; 4:1-11 This morning we have in the Genesis…
Read MoreReflection on the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
If the book of Leviticus was written during the time the Israelites were in exile, it is interesting to hypothesize about all of the rulemaking in the book of Leviticus.…
Read MoreReflection on the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Most of us here have experienced the Catholic Church as it was before Vatican II and after it. Think about the focus on externals before the council. Rituals were very…
Read MoreReflection on the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
I love the story of the woman who was telling her grandchild about the “Flight into Egypt” — how an angel told Joseph to take the child and his mother…
Read MoreReflection on the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Zep 2:3, 3:12-13 1 Cor. 1:31 Matthew 5:1-12 “Seek justice, seek humility …. I will leave a people humble and lowly.” Zephaniah advises the people…
Read MoreReflection on the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Many of our own accounts of joining Loretto begin with an attraction to the sisters. How much fun they had. They were happy. They had endless patience with us. They…
Read MoreReflection on the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
The liturgy of the Word for today is so rich, that I found it rather challenging to focus on only one part. The Prophet Isaiah is my favorite prophet, so…
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