Spiritual Reflections
These are reflections given by Loretto members at a variety of services.
In my own life this feast of the Holy Family has always been a challenge. As a child it was the feast of the perfect family. It was the measure…
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Jesus was wrapped in swaddling clothes and laid in a manger. What was God thinking? I walked around the dining room several times preparing for this homily, looking at all…
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These readings for the fourth Sunday of Advent provide a timeless road map for our lives of faith and hope. They are as relevant today as they were thousands of…
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Isaiah 61:1-11. Thessalonians 5:16-24 John 1:6-28 This is a light machine – a device that produces bright light for these winter days. Today’s readings remind us…
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If I saw John the Baptist walking up the driveway today, I would very likely alert the campus to go on full lockdown. As I thought about him, I wondered…
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“Be watchful and alert: you do not know when the time will come.” The readings at the end of the liturgical year are dark and almost frightening. These reminded me very…
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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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Matthew 25.14-30 In an old Rabbinic tradition regarding the final judgment, a person might be saved if on the day of judgment that person’s good actions totaled more than their…
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Today’s Gospel is not about scarcity; it is about preparedness. Five of the 10 virgins found themselves in a dilemma because they were not prepared for an event that did…
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Last Wednesday, Halloween, Roberta and I carried dinner to 15 men in prison to celebrate Wicca with them. Wicca is the ancient worship of the goddess, honoring sky and trees…
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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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“Render unto God what is God’s and to Caesar what is Caesar’s.” As a child I remember thinking about God as an old man – a grandfather though I didn’t…
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