
Spiritual Reflections
These are reflections given by Loretto members at a variety of services.
God really likes surprises. In 1951 when 15 of my 36 novitiate classmates and I gathered for the first time at lunch in the guest house, which is now Knobs…
Read MoreAs many of you know my niece, Dominica, and her husband, Fernando, were in a catastrophic car accident in mid-July. Both were injured. Fernando suffered massive head trauma and serious…
Read MoreToday Deuteronomy, Psalm 15, James and Jesus according to Luke tell us to act from our hearts. Not to murder or lie or cheat but to do good. I think…
Read MoreWhen I first sat with these readings I connected immediately with the first reading where God is inviting people back to fidelity and a closer relationship. And I think this…
Read MoreJohn 6:51-58 The words from John that we have just heard speak strongly to those of us who stand within the Christian tradition. The words resonate with anyone who walks…
Read MoreSometimes I think the “Jews,” who in John’s Gospel passage for today refers to the religious leaders, get a bad rap. Let’s pretend for a few minutes. Suppose Aiden Miles,…
Read MoreExodus 16:2-15. Ephesians 4:17-24. John 6:24-35 Bread is the central image of today’s readings, as…
Read MoreWhen I read the first reading the first thing that came to my mind was the number of people from the U.S. who came to Haiti and asked why we…
Read MoreMark 6:30-34 Earlier in this chapter of Mark’s Gospel Jesus sends out the twelve, two-by-two as we heard from Mary Ann McGivern last Sunday, giving them authority over unclean spirits.…
Read MoreProphecy in Scripture means telling the truth, not telling the future. And the kind of truth-telling none of us like comes from people we think are not as good as…
Read MoreToday’s focus is on faith and courage. We need both. There are two miracles in Mark’s Gospel for today, two of four that explore the power of Jesus during this…
Read MoreOur Gospel today fits right in with the harmony and décor of the zoom meeting we had on Friday. It also reminds us once again of the essential and dynamic…
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