by Lynne Marie | Nov 5, 2026 | Daily Reflections
In Philippians 3: 3-8, Paul bases his abandonment of all things on his discovery of the “pearl of great price.” (Matthew 13:46) I regard everything as loss because of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all...
by Lynne Marie | Nov 4, 2026 | Daily Reflections
In Philippians 2: 12-18, Paul reminds us, “It is God who is at work in you, enabling you both to will and to work for his benevolent purposes.” Any good we do or even desire, we do by the power of God working with us, in us, and through us. What do we have that is...
by Lynne Marie | Nov 3, 2026 | Daily Reflections
In Philippians 2: 5-11. Paul roots abandonment in Jesus’ example: Your attitude must be Christ’s. Though he was in the form of God, he did not regard equality with God as something to be grasped at. Rather, he emptied himself and took the form of a slave, being born...
by Lynne Marie | Nov 2, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Funeral directors report that in our day some people just want their dead to be put in the ground without ceremony, especially religion. This isn’t just insensitive; it is arrogant. It rejects the almost universal judgment of the whole human race from the beginning of...
by Lynne Marie | Oct 31, 2026 | Daily Reflections
A Foretaste of Heaven When you hear the word “saints” in the Mass, what comes to mind? Do you think simply of all “holy people”? Revelation 7:2-14 makes us conscious that we habitually ignore the deep reality of the persons we deal with each day. We should see them...
by Lynne Marie | Oct 31, 2026 | Daily Reflections
In Philippians 1: 18-26, Paul is talking about the spirit of stewardship brought to perfection: “All that matters is that… Christ is being proclaimed.” As stewards of the kingship of Christ, we detach our hearts from all we have and are: our possessions, skills,...
