by Lynne Marie | Apr 11, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Jesus could not have found anything more ordinary to turn into his Body and Blood than what we put on the altar during the Presentation of Gifts. Bread and wine were the commonplace food of his time. Not anything precious, rare, or exotic to set people up to believe...
by Lynne Marie | Apr 10, 2026 | Daily Reflections
What is the difference between the offering we put in the collection basket and the symbolic gesture of sending up a host that represents us to be placed on the altar? For one, the money we give is not a symbol of our whole selves, but of our labor: of whatever we...
by Lynne Marie | Apr 9, 2026 | Daily Reflections
The Responsorial Psalm today is a prayer of praise and thanksgiving for the gift of creation, and especially for the dignity God has given to the human race: “O Lord, our God, how wonderful your name in all the earth!” When I look at your heavens, the work of your...
by Lynne Marie | Apr 8, 2026 | Daily Reflections
The man in Acts 3: 1-10 had been “crippled from birth.” He wasn’t particularly happy with it, but he was resigned. He wasn’t even seeking a cure: just alms. If we are honest, we have to admit that many Christians are “crippled from birth” in the way they live their...
by Lynne Marie | Apr 7, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Today’s Psalm Response (Psalm 33) proclaims: “The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.” But not completely! In Acts 2: 36-41 Peter exhorts the people, “Save yourselves from this generation which has gone astray.” There is a negative as well as a positive...
