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Reflection 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…
Read MoreReflection on the First Sunday of Advent
“Be watchful and alert: you do not know when the time will come.” The readings at the end of the liturgical year are dark and almost frightening. These reminded me very…
Read MoreReflection on the Feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
Ezekiel 34:11-12, 15-17; I Corinthians 15:20-26, 28; Matthew 25:31-46 Here we are, on the last Sunday of the liturgical year, celebrating Christ as king. For some of us, “king” may…
Read MoreReflection on the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Matthew 25.14-30 In an old Rabbinic tradition regarding the final judgment, a person might be saved if on the day of judgment that person’s good actions totaled more than their…
Read MoreReflection on the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Today’s Gospel is not about scarcity; it is about preparedness. Five of the 10 virgins found themselves in a dilemma because they were not prepared for an event that did…
Read MoreReflection on the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time
Last Wednesday, Halloween, Roberta and I carried dinner to 15 men in prison to celebrate Wicca with them. Wicca is the ancient worship of the goddess, honoring sky and trees…
Read MoreFrom Loretto at the UN: Resources for information and reflection regarding the violence in Israel and Palestine
General Situational Update Statement from the Bureau of the Committee of Religious NGOs (CRNGO) We remind our members, partners, and supporters worldwide that violence is not inevitable. It is a choice.…
Read MoreReflection on the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Exodus 22:20-26, Matthew 22:34-40 It is as though the reading from Exodus was written for our times. “Don’t oppress. Don’t extort. Be compassionate.” Oppression, greed and lack of consideration of…
Read MoreReflection on the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time
“Render unto God what is God’s and to Caesar what is Caesar’s.” As a child I remember thinking about God as an old man – a grandfather though I didn’t…
Read MoreReflection on the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time
In today’s Gospel reading from Matthew, Jesus tells another parable addressed to the Jewish leaders. He is just weeks away from trial and execution and his contentious relationship with them…
Read MoreReflection on the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time
While reading the Gospel several weeks ago, I began to think of the vineyard in the Gospel story as our planet, Earth. The examples of people with true claims to…
Read MoreReflection on the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Ezekiel 18:25-28. Philippians 2:1-11. Matthew 21:28-32 Whether I am reading the Motherhouse bulletin board or the New York Times, listening to CNN or Fox News, I am uncomfortably…
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