by Lynne Marie | Nov 8, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Saturday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time In Romans 16:3-27, Paul is praising God for all the “co-workers in Christ” who, as “good stewards of the manifold grace of God,” worked with him to serve the Church “with whatever gift” each had received. He mentions...
by Lynne Marie | Nov 7, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Friday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time In Romans 15:14-21, Paul says he does “not dare to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me.” Paul is doing what Peter said all Christians should do: “Like good stewards of the manifold grace of...
by Lynne Marie | Nov 6, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Thursday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time In Romans 14:7-12, Paul uses the concept of stewardship to resolve the problem of judgmentalism within the Church. In his day, the “Judaizers” were condemning Gentile converts for accepting the freedom the Church gave...
by Lynne Marie | Nov 5, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Wednesday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time In Romans 13:8-10, Paul tells us, “Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.” In other words, we are not obliged to do anything but love, because love of...
by Lynne Marie | Nov 4, 2025 | Daily Reflections
The Responsorial Psalm points us in the right direction: “In you, O Lord, I have found my peace” (Psalm 131). In Romans 12:5-16, Paul is developing the theme of equality in the Church. Jesus, in a radical rejection of the protocol and practices we take for granted in...
by Lynne Marie | Nov 3, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Monday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time Romans 11: 29-36 reminds us that the key to good leadership is forward motion. St. Paul sees Israel failing as a whole to accept the Good News of Jesus as Messiah. But he looks backward to predict the future. He...
