by Lynne Marie | Oct 18, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Managing Power in Weakness How much confidence do you have in prayer to accomplish anything? How much time do you give to intercessory prayer (the “prayer of asking”)? Do you consider prayer a “last resort,” as when people say, “There’s nothing to do now but...
by Lynne Marie | Oct 18, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Feast of St. Luke, Evangelist 2Timothy 4:10-17: Paul’s request is significant: “Get Mark and bring him with you, for he can be of great service to me.” Paul and Barnabas had split up before a mission trip through Syria: Barnabas wanted to take with them John, called...
by Lynne Marie | Oct 17, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Memorial of St. Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr Romans 4: 1-8 teaches us that when we are troubled and worried about our salvation, we have a choice: we can seek security by making sure we are keeping all of God’s laws, or we can “turn to the Lord” himself and...
by Lynne Marie | Oct 16, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Thursday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time In Romans 3: 21-29, Paul teaches that we are not made holy by keeping laws. The laws Paul has in mind are mostly the ritualistic observances of Jewish culture. Some of these, like circumcision, dietary restrictions,...
by Lynne Marie | Oct 15, 2025 | Daily Reflections
The Responsorial Psalm calls us to trust that our efforts for God will not go unrewarded: “Lord, you give back to everyone according to his works” (Psalm 62). Jesus promised that our reward will include seeing (in heaven, at least) the fruits of our labors: “I chose...
by Lynne Marie | Oct 14, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Tuesday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time The Responsorial Psalm teaches us “stewardship of intellect”: “The heavens proclaim the glory of God” (Psalm 19). As endowed with intelligence, we are expected to use our brains responsibly. Romans 1: 16-25 describes...
