by Lynne Marie | Nov 20, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Thursday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time In 1Maccabees 2:15-29, we see the difference between authorities and leaders. Both are necessary. Either can be good or bad. But they have two different functions. The first function of authorities is to hold the...
by Lynne Marie | Nov 19, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Wednesday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time The Responsorial (Psalm 17) expresses the attitude of those who “await the blessed hope and the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ”: “Lord, when your glory appears, my joy will be full.” In 2Maccabees 7:1-31, a...
by Lynne Marie | Nov 18, 2025 | Daily Reflections
The Responsorial (Psalm 3) gives support to fidelity: “The Lord upholds me.” In 2Maccabees 6:18-31, ninety-year-old Eleazar chose a brutal death rather than give a bad example to youth. He was being forced to open his mouth and eat pork, contrary to the Covenant....
by Lynne Marie | Nov 17, 2025 | Daily Reflections
The Responsorial (Psalm 119) asks: “Give me life, O Lord, and I will do your commands.” 1Maccabees 1:10-64 presents us with the classic Christian choice, which is common to everyone who values fidelity to God, to principles, or even personal freedom over the rewards...
by Lynne Marie | Nov 15, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Being Stewards of Time Malachi 3:19-20 provides reassurance that the Lord really is coming. For all the “arrogant and evil doers” who exploit and oppress people now with maddening impunity, there will be a day of reckoning. They will have to give an account of their...
by Lynne Marie | Nov 15, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Saturday of the Thirty-second Week in Ordinary Time The Responsorial (Psalm 105) invites us: “Remember the marvels the Lord has done.” Wisdom 18:14 to 19:9 “remembers the marvels” God did just by his “all-powerful Word” sent into “the heart of a doomed land.” The...
