by Lynne Marie | Oct 23, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Ephesians 4: 1-6 describes the principal characteristic of a life that is “worthy of the calling we have received.” It is striving toward unity and peace. As “stewards of the reign of God,” we are charged to “make every effort to preserve the unity of the Spirit in...
by Lynne Marie | Oct 22, 2026 | Daily Reflections
In Ephesians 3: 14-21, Paul’s starting point is that God’s “power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine.” And what Paul asks for us is far beyond what we can imagine: that Christ may dwell in your hearts…. that...
by Lynne Marie | Oct 21, 2026 | Daily Reflections
In Ephesians 3: 2-12, Paul identifies his mission as what he calls “the mystery of Christ.” Unknown in former generations to anyone born of woman but now revealed by the Spirit to the holy apostles and prophets. It is no less than this, that in Christ the Gentiles...
by Lynne Marie | Oct 20, 2026 | Daily Reflections
In Ephesians 2: 12-22, Paul gives us a vision of the Church so awe-inspiring that no one who has understood it could ever stop participating in the Mass. The Mass is where Christians “assemble.” To participate is to be aware that we are called to be a community—a...
by Lynne Marie | Oct 19, 2026 | Daily Reflections
In Ephesians 2: 1-10, Paul teaches the mystery of our identity. God: “co-vivified us with Christ by grace” (the “favor” of sharing in God’s own divine life); “co-raised us up with him” and “co-seated us with him in the heavens in Christ Jesus. Are we “seated...
by Lynne Marie | Oct 18, 2026 | Daily Reflections
All power is God’s Isaiah 45: 1-6 emphasizes that God chose Cyrus—a non-Jew who “knew me not”—and “anointed” him to bring about what God wanted. It was by God’s help that Cyrus was able to “subdue nations.” God used Cyrus “so that toward the rising and the setting of...
