Spiritual Reflections
These are reflections given by Loretto members at Sunday services.
Helen Keller said, “The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.” The Scribes and Pharisees in today’s Gospel were blind to the signs that were right…
Exodus 17:3-7 Ps.95 Romans 5:1-2, 5-8 John 4:5-42 Today’s Gospel does not begin with the Baptism of Jesus, but I would like to, because today’s Gospel story of Jesus’ encounter…
Genesis 12:1-4a 2 Timothy 1:8b-10 Matthew 17:1-9 Jesus took Peter, James and John up the mountain. I sort of got stuck right here. Going up a mountain is a struggle. …
Today’s first reading and the Gospel are about temptation. They speak for themselves. But Psalm 30, stuck in between, is a prayer of forgiveness. Here’s the third stanza: “ Then I…
These readings remind us of the freedom we have, the freedom to choose and to make right choices and be in right relationship with God, others and with creation. In…
A few years ago, I led a Bible study. It was for people who did not know much about the Bible, and it was simply an attempt to help them…
The Beatitudes offer words of comfort. It’s reassuring to know that God is with us in our grief and that suffering won’t have the last word. But what if Jesus…
Isaiah 8:23-9:3 1 Corinthians 1:10-17 Matthew 4:12-23 This is the third time, the third Sunday, that the Gospel invites us to walk with Jesus at the very beginning of…
Is. 49:3, 5-6; John 1:29-34 When I first read the Scripture texts for today, I thought it’s the baptism of Jesus all over again: one of Isaiah’s servant songs and…
Isaiah describes one sent by God who doesn’t cause an uproar in the streets, doesn’t even break a bruised reed along the river. This one speaks quietly but clearly and…
We recently celebrated Christmasm and now we celebrate the Epiphany. We know those events took place in the Middle East. The only white people in this story were probably from…
When I think of Mary, the first image to pop into my head is still that of a lovely white young woman in white and blue clothing with hands together…