by Lynne Marie | Aug 13, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Ezekiel 12:1-2 lays it out very simply: “You live in a rebellious house. They have eyes to see but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear.” But generalities are useless. Specifically, how would this apply to our time? At the inaugural convention of...
by Lynne Marie | Aug 12, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Ezekiel 9:1-22 tells the angel to mark as approved “all those who moan and groan over all the abominations that are practiced within Jerusalem.” What did Jesus consider “abominations”? The sin of the woman taken in adultery? The sin of the Samaritan, divorced five...
by Lynne Marie | Aug 11, 2026 | Daily Reflections
In Ezekiel 2:8-3:4, God gave Ezekiel “a written scroll” and said to him, “Eat this scroll that I give you.” And in his mouth “it was as sweet as honey.” Ezekiel doesn’t tell us what was in the scroll, just the reaction it produced in him. This should tell us that,...
by Lynne Marie | Aug 10, 2026 | Daily Reflections
St. Lawrence was a deacon serving in Rome in 258 A.D. with Pope Sixtus II, who had been archdeacon of Rome before being elected pope. His duties included management of Church goods and distributing alms to the poor. Tradition says that when persecution began, Lawrence...
by Lynne Marie | Aug 8, 2026 | Daily Reflections
“Lord, be true to your covenant” Mystery of the Holy 1Kings 19: 9-13 gives a foundation for the “naming” or identification of God that is the first element of the Eucharistic Prayer—which typically begins, “Lord, (or “Father”) you are holy indeed” (E.P. II, III). In...
