Spiritual Reflections
These are reflections given by Loretto members at a variety of services.
John 1:6-8, 19-28 Let’s begin by remembering the word Advent: 1) ” – ad venir,” a word suggesting awaiting, anticipating, something about to happen, expectation or surprise. “- Be ready,”…
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Where are you? I was afraid. God chose us in Christ. In love God destined us for adoption through Jesus. Hail Mary, full of Grace; do not be afraid; the Holy…
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Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11 Ps 85:9-14 2 Peter 3:8-14 Mark 1:1-8 “Make way, make way” is a refrain usually shouted by those…
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Once again, we have arrived at the First Sunday of Advent and the beginning of a new liturgical year. We’ve been here many times before, and it’s a good time to…
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Ezekiel 34:11-12, 15-17; I Corinthians 15:20-26, 28; Matthew 25:31-46 Here we are, on the last Sunday of the liturgical year, celebrating Christ as king. For some of us, “king” may…
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I remember a talk by Dominic Crossan about the parables, and there was one one comment that stuck with me. It was that Jesus didn’t give the parables to answer…
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As we move closer to the end of the liturgical cycle, the Gospel readings point toward the death of Jesus on the cross and to the resurrection. As one commentary…
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Revelation 7:2 ff. 1 John 3:1 ff. Matthew 5:1 ff. Happy All Saints Day! We have a set of readings today that tell us how one gets to be a…
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Exodus 22:20-26, Matthew 22:34-40 It is as though the reading from Exodus was written for our times. “Don’t oppress. Don’t extort. Be compassionate.” Oppression, greed and lack of consideration of…
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It’s probably not news to anyone that I had many brothers and sisters and living and coping with that many siblings taught me some important life lessons. One of the…
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Matthew 22:1-22:10 In the last few weeks, we’ve been reading, in Matthew’s Gospel, a group of stories that seem to involve what experts call “parables of reversal,” — stories that…
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Matthew 21:33-43 Throughout both the Jewish and the Christian Scriptures grapes, wine, vineyards, vines and branches, owners, tenants and laborers are some of the most common allegories for the relationships…
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