Spiritual Reflections
These are reflections given by Loretto members at a variety of services.
Numbers 6:22-27 Galatians 4:4-7 Luke 2:16-21 It is an article of our faith that Mary brought Jesus to life in a relationship entirely and exclusively with God. We take for…
Read MoreIt has happened to each of us, that day we were born. There we were, as was Jesus so long ago. Like each of us, beginning our time on this…
Read MoreThe readings today talk about things that we are familiar with and that are an integral part of Christmas. They are the parts of our faith that we need in…
Read MoreRejoice! Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I say rejoice! Every word of today’s readings tells us to rejoice because our feet are firmly planted in the goodness of God’s…
Read More“Brothers and sisters, whatever was written before was written for our instruction that we might have hope!” That’s what Paul says today. Then he says, “May the God of endurance…
Read MoreToday, on this first Sunday of Advent, our readings offer us a vision and a challenge to “wake up!” I am reminded of my days as a student at Bethlehem…
Read More2 Samuel 5:1-3. Colossians 1:12-20. Luke 23:35-43 There are many passages in both the Hebrew and the Christian scriptures similar to those…
Read MoreI recall when I was in fourth or fifth grade saying goodbye to my friends because the world was supposed to end the next day. None of us took it…
Read MoreThat first reading needs to be finished. The fifth and sixth sons refuse to eat pork and are tortured and killed. Then the mother is threatened with torture if she…
Read MoreToday we find Jesus on the road again and Zacchaeus up a tree. Jesus has come into Jericho — intending, we’re told, to simply pass through the town and continue…
Read MoreI had such a mixture of feelings when I first read the readings for today. The first reading says “The prayer of the lowly pierces the clouds; it does not…
Read MoreExodus, 2 Timothy, Luke 18 Pray always, we hear today. Be patient and constant, don’t get weary, keep at it, don’t give up, don’t lose heart. These commands or urgings…
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