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Reflection on the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Hansen’s Disease is a frightening, painful disease that for centuries was only cured by death. It is highly contagious, which as you know, fostered isolation and fear of anyone who…
Read MoreReflection on the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Today we go from abject failure to a light at the end of the tunnel. I know I have had “Job” moments in my life journey. Debilitating health conditions, the…
Read MoreReflection on the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Deuteronomy 18:15-20, Mark 1:21-28 Jesus is in Capernaum. It is early in his public life. Things go well. In Mark’s Gospel before the section we just heard, Jesus had met…
Read MoreReflection on the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Our readings today continue the theme of call and response. As a child, I grew up in a small town in close proximity to a Baptist church, and I had…
Read MoreReflection on the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
1 Samuel 3 1 Corinthians 6 John 1 One sentence in the reading from Samuel caught my attention: “At that time Samuel was not familiar with God because God had not…
Read MoreReflection on the feast of the Epiphany of the Lord
For today’s homily, I was going to use three poems: one by T.S. Eliot and two responses to that poem, Medical Mission Sister Margaret Moran’s and mine. As I reread…
Read MoreReflection on the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God
Numbers 6:22-27, Galatians 4:4-7, Luke 2:16-21 We just heard in the first reading about God telling Moses to instruct Aaron and his children just how to bless the people. A wonderful…
Read MoreReflection on the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph
In my own life this feast of the Holy Family has always been a challenge. As a child it was the feast of the perfect family. It was the measure…
Read MoreReflection on Christmas Eve
Jesus was wrapped in swaddling clothes and laid in a manger. What was God thinking? I walked around the dining room several times preparing for this homily, looking at all…
Read MoreReflection on the Fourth Sunday of Advent
These readings for the fourth Sunday of Advent provide a timeless road map for our lives of faith and hope. They are as relevant today as they were thousands of…
Read MoreReflection on the Third Sunday of Advent
Isaiah 61:1-11. Thessalonians 5:16-24 John 1:6-28 This is a light machine – a device that produces bright light for these winter days. Today’s readings remind us…
Read MoreReflection on the Second Sunday of Advent
If I saw John the Baptist walking up the driveway today, I would very likely alert the campus to go on full lockdown. As I thought about him, I wondered…
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