by Lynne Marie | Nov 4, 2025 | Daily Reflections
The Responsorial Psalm points us in the right direction: “In you, O Lord, I have found my peace” (Psalm 131). In Romans 12:5-16, Paul is developing the theme of equality in the Church. Jesus, in a radical rejection of the protocol and practices we take for granted in...
by Lynne Marie | Nov 3, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Monday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time Romans 11: 29-36 reminds us that the key to good leadership is forward motion. St. Paul sees Israel failing as a whole to accept the Good News of Jesus as Messiah. But he looks backward to predict the future. He...
by Lynne Marie | Nov 1, 2025 | Daily Reflections
We Christians, with respect for all rational traditions, bury our own dead with enhanced understanding, enlightened by the revelation of God. We do more. We make a point of remembering all the dead. Not just family members, fellow citizens, and friends. We...
by Lynne Marie | Nov 1, 2025 | Daily Reflections
The readings focus us on the blessing of the Good News; not as just beginning—“The Kingdom of heaven has come near”—but as brought to fulfillment. This feast is a victory celebration. As is the Rite of Communion at Mass (Matthew 4:17; 10:7; Revelation 19:9). ...
by Lynne Marie | Oct 31, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Friday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time In Romans 9:1-5, Paul is overcome with distress at the failure of Israel as a nation to accept Jesus. He can’t stand it; not only because of his love for his people — a love that would make him “even wish to be separated...
