by Lynne Marie | Dec 10, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Tuesday of the Second Week of Advent Let Us Not Be Discouraged The biggest challenge we face in pursuing a fulfilling life is discouragement. After all, to be totally fulfilled, to live life “to the full,” is to be like God. And Isaiah 40:25-31 quotes God asking: “To...
by Lynne Marie | Dec 9, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Let Us Lead with Love When Isaiah 40: 1-11 tells us, “The glory of the Lord shall be revealed….” he uses the language of power. God “rules by his strong arm.” But God doesn’t use “strongarm” tactics. Rather, “like a shepherd he feeds his flock; in his arms he gathers...
by Lynne Marie | Dec 8, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Paul VI calls this feast “a joint celebration” of three things: “of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, of the basic preparation for the coming of the Savior (Isaiah 11:1, 10), and of the happy beginning of the Church without spot or wrinkle.” This is a challenge to...
by Lynne Marie | Dec 6, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Jesus Gives Meaning to Life Where do I think the world is going? Do I feel empowered to affect it? What role do I think Jesus plays in the transformation of society? The Responsorial Psalm gives us the theme of the readings: “Justice shall flourish in his time, and...
by Lynne Marie | Dec 5, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Let Us Listen to Jesus Isaiah 29: 17-24 tells us that the Lord leads us “out of gloom and darkness” and into fulfillment by making the deaf hear and the blind see. Then “those who err in spirit will come to understanding, and those who find fault will accept...
