If we do not see our Incarnate God suffering and dying today all over the world, what have we been observing on Good Friday for all the past years? We who have faith know there will be Resurrection, but maybe not in three days. Pray for the patience to wait in stillness and hope throughout … More Good Friday
We continue our series of reflections on the meaning of the signs and symbols of the celebration of the Lord’s Supper that for many of us occurs on Holy Thursday. If you have been participating in daily televised and online Masses, I am reasonably sure that these programs will feature the liturgy of Thursday of … More Celebrating the Lord’s Supper at Home
Observances and celebrations of Holy Week and Easter will be very different this year. We could continue to mourn the loss of our church traditions for the next two weeks, or we might use this time to reflect on the deeper meaning of our liturgies with all those wonderful signs and symbols and sacraments. (This … More Celebrating Palm Sunday 2020 at Home
I don’t know about you, but this Lent is not at all what I thought it would be. What I thought would be “big” practices and sacrifices, turned out to be very small compared with what is now being asked of all of us. As we are now past the midpoint of Lent, I thought … More Questions for Reflection at Mid-Lent
You have by now probably read many great commentaries and reflections on today’s Gospel. I want to share one by Kathy Coffey, which I came across several years ago. It’s a bit long for a blog post, so I hope you will bear with me. In the story of the man born blind (John 9:1-41), … More The Mother of the Man Blind from Birth
Today’s first reading is again taken from the Book of Hosea. In the Hebrew Bible, Hosea was an 8th-century BC prophet in Israel who authored the book of prophecies bearing his name. He is also known as one of the Minor Prophets of the Christian Old Testament. (“Minor” because of the length of his book, … More As Certain as the Dawn
I awoke this morning with tears in my eyes from a dream in which I was sobbing, asking for forgiveness from a young man who was my prom date. I had neglected him all evening and even ate dinner without him. I suddenly realized what I had done and went in search of him. I … More Tenderness and Forgiveness
I would like to recommend two books, both recent publications from Orbis Books, for your reading list during Lent. I find them to be mind opening and heart rending. I know that I will be reading them more than once in the coming months. These two books will likely influence the themes of upcoming programs … More Book Recommendations for Lent
Lent gives us opportunities to appreciate silence, stillness, and solitude – whether we are in a desert or on a snow-covered campus. I would like to share with you one of the reflections from Mary C. Earle’s book, The Desert Mothers: Spiritual Practices from the Women of the Wilderness (Morehouse Publishing, 2007). It is a … More On Teachers
Lent is a time of noticing, rather than being noticed. To stand back, sit down, empty out, and notice why and how I pray, where I am needed, who I should be. – Michelle Francl-Donnay, Not By Bread Alone 2018: Daily Reflections for Lent I have not made Lenten resolutions for many years. And, I … More Looking Ahead to Lent
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