by Lynne Marie | Mar 24, 2026 | Daily Reflections
In Numbers 21: 4-9 the people were tired of following Moses through the desert. They “complained against God” because food and drink were scarce in the desert, and what they got didn’t satisfy them: “We are disgusted with this wretched food.” We may not have...
by Lynne Marie | Mar 23, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Daniel 13: 1-62 is a painful story to read today, and it raises painful issues. The villains are “elders,” which in Greek is presbyteros, the word that became “priest” in English. In the context of our world, the men who tried to rape Susanna were priests. Worse than...
by Lynne Marie | Mar 21, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Conversion to Being Divine Ezekiel 37: 12-14 does not mention what God will do to his enemies or ours. Ezekiel only speaks of what God will do for us: “I will open your graves and have you rise from them…. I will put my spirit in you that you may live.” This was the...
by Lynne Marie | Mar 21, 2026 | Daily Reflections
The starting point of discipleship is an act of trust in God. Our security is rooted, not in acceptance by others, not in conformity to whatever group in the Church seems most solid and reliable, not even in the approval of popes and bishops, who, in history, have...
by Lynne Marie | Mar 20, 2026 | Daily Reflections
The Responsorial (Psalm 34) tells us that, contrary to appearances, “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted.” And Wisdom 2: 1-22 lists four reasons— as common today as then—why some nonbelievers find those who are authentically religious “obnoxious.” Believers...
by Lynne Marie | Mar 19, 2026 | Daily Reflections
The readings for the feast of St. Joseph are all about faith, hope, and promise. In Matthew 1:16-24, the angel tells Joseph, “Do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife.” What was he afraid of? We usually assume that Joseph thought Mary, to whom he was engaged, was...
