by Lynne Marie | Dec 15, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Consult with Jesus The Responsorial Psalm tells us how Jesus saves us: “Teach me your ways, O Lord” (Psalm 25). Numbers 24:2-17 makes its point with humor. Moab was being attacked by the Jews. The king summoned Balaam, a prophet, to curse the Jewish army. But on the...
by Lynne Marie | Dec 13, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Jesus is Near: Let us Rejoice! What gives me more joy than anything else on earth? What do I think about with joy most often? To what do my thoughts keep turning? A person I love? Life? Beauty? The work that I do? Today’s Entrance Antiphon suggests we go deeper....
by Lynne Marie | Dec 13, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Let Us Turn to the Lord Sirach 48: 1-11 tells us this was the role of the prophet Elijah: “to turn back the hearts of fathers toward their children, and to re-establish the tribes of Israel.” This was also John the Baptizer’s role: “He will turn many of the people...
by Lynne Marie | Dec 12, 2025 | Daily Reflections
The Message of Guadalupe: Mercy What is most significant about the picture of Our Lady of Guadalupe is that Mary appears as an Aztec, an indigena or “Indian” woman. This is what makes Our Lady of Guadalupe the symbol and call to “mercy” in our times. Mary appeared to...
by Lynne Marie | Dec 11, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Thursday of the Second Week of Advent Surrender to God Who Lives and Acts Within Us There is in all of us a desire for power and achievement. We want to “be like God” (Genesis 3:5) by breaking all resistance to our goals, our will. And anger can energize us for this....
by Lynne Marie | Dec 10, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Tuesday of the Second Week of Advent Let Us Not Be Discouraged The biggest challenge we face in pursuing a fulfilling life is discouragement. After all, to be totally fulfilled, to live life “to the full,” is to be like God. And Isaiah 40:25-31 quotes God asking: “To...
