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Reflection on the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time
I have never known real hunger, hardship or food scarcity and I have never been enslaved like the Israelites in the first reading. But it is not hard for me…
Read MoreReflection on the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time
In the first reading, Elisha feeds the people with 20 barley loaves. When the servant protested that it was not enough, Elisha replied simply, “Give it to the people to…
Read MoreReflection on the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mark 6:30-34 Earlier in this chapter of Mark’s Gospel Jesus sends out the Twelve, two by two, giving them authority over unclean spirits. They were to wear the clothes they…
Read MoreReflection on the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Whenever I hear this Gospel I recall all of the times at the Loretto Women’s Network meetings that we were led in song by Maureen McCormack singing “The rest of…
Read MoreReflection on the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Ezek. 2:2-5; Cor. 12:7-10; Mark 6:1-6 It’s interesting that these particular readings should turn up for us on this day that is always a day of celebration of our beloved…
Read MoreReflection on the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time
I’m sure many of you are familiar, to some degree, with Sister Wendy Beckett, the Roman Catholic nun from England who gained popularity on the BBC and PBS for her…
Read MoreReflection on the 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time
When I went to El Paso in 1969 to teach English and religion at Loretto Academy, I was qualified to teach English, but didn’t share Matthew Marie’s optimism that I…
Read MoreReflection on the 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Ezekiel 17, 2 Corinthians 5, Mark 4 Today’s readings seem like they might have been perfectly designed for us here at Loretto Motherhouse today. The first reading, from the Prophet…
Read MoreReflection on the Feast of Corpus Christi, the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
Exodus 24:3-8. Hebrews 9:11-15. Mark 14:12-16, 22-26 Last Sunday Eileen Custy introduced her reflections saying, “The God I grew up with is not the God I know now, and I suspect…
Read MoreReflection on the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity
The God I grew up with is not the God I know now, and I suspect the same is truefor all of you. My first year of teaching high school…
Read MoreReflection on Pentecost Sunday
This year especially, I think Pentecost is a celebration of unity and community. When I read these readings for Pentecost this year, certain phrases struck me in a very different…
Read MoreReflection on Ascension Sunday/the Seventh Sunday of Easter/
Years ago, my brother renovated his basement, and since I am a born scavenger, I became heir to his leftover plywood. Coincidentally, that same summer, Helen Jean, Betty McGrath, Eileen…
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