by Lynne Marie | Jun 9, 2026 | Daily Reflections
In 1Kings 17: 7-16 God sends Elijah to a poor widow so that she can take care of him. But it works both ways. Because she had enough trust and love to provide for him out of her inadequate resources—she and her child were facing starvation!—God made sure she and her...
by Lynne Marie | Jun 8, 2026 | Daily Reflections
1Kings 17:1-6 begins two weeks of readings about Elijah, the prophet whose image John the Baptizer modified (Luke 1:17; Matthew 17:12) and who some people assumed Jesus to be (Matthew 16:14). In this reading, he is in hiding for prophesying drought to Ahab, but the...
by Lynne Marie | Jun 7, 2026 | Daily Reflections
(Editor’s Note: This is a lengthier reflection than usual, but the content is so good that I hesitated to cut it down. It’s well worth the time it takes to read!) “A Food Unknown…” Father Bernard Botte, O.S.B., died in 1980. He was a key figure in the efforts...
by Lynne Marie | Jun 6, 2026 | Daily Reflections
This is the last weekday reading from Mark in Ordinary Time. We have reached the end of Christ’s public preaching. He will speak to his disciples about the “last days” (chapter 13) and then enter into the final stage of what he had to accomplish during his human...
by Lynne Marie | Jun 5, 2026 | Daily Reflections
In his answer to the last question he was asked, Jesus summed up the Good News of his moral teaching. Basically, it comes down to “be like God.” Love God the way God loves himself: with total, undivided love of him as All: all Goodness, all Truth, all Life. Jesus...
by Lynne Marie | Jun 4, 2026 | Daily Reflections
The last question Mark tells us Jesus was asked before his passion may have been sincere rather than hostile. At least the questioner responds to Jesus’ answer, which the Pharisees never do. And Jesus tells him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” The...
