Tuesday, Sep 7, 2010

Reflection

Truly living as family
Sep. 1, 2010, By Father Charles Irvin
If Jesus had hired me as a management consultant in order to bring about a change in the corporate culture of the People of God, I would never have advised him to rely so heavily on the model of family.

Called to a ‘true’ humility
Aug. 29, 2010, By Rob Grant
As we continue this season’s nearly continuous run through the parable-laden Gospel of Luke, in Chapter 14 we see Jesus again up to his ears in frustration with the religious authorities of his time—and again at his story-telling best as he attempts to bring those ...

Mary points us to the Father, reminds us of God’s mercy
Aug. 22, 2010, By Deacon Michael Murphy
I love reading about history. My bookshelves are filled with old history texts and modern historical non-fiction. As an amateur historian, I like to see myself as a middle of the road sort of guy. I tend to shy away from extremist theories and over-the-top statements. However, ...

Monologue is the miser’s way; sharing is the way of Christ
Jul. 28, 2010, By Father Charles Puthota, Ph.D.
A miser had hidden his gold in a hole in his garden. He would secretly dig it up every week and gaze on it lovingly. One day, to his horror, he found the hole empty.

Hospitality rewarded
Jul. 14, 2010, By Sister Eloise Rosenblatt, R.S.M.
I remember a jeep trip with fellow Jerusalem graduate students in the early 1980s. We bumped south through the Negev desert and west across barren, granite hill-scaped Sinai. We stopped in the middle of nowhere.

Reflections
Jul. 14, 2010
can it be? have I for so long forgotten to feed myself? yes.

“Yes...but” Followers
Jun. 23, 2010, By Father William Nicholas
With regard to the Scriptures and the teachings of Christ, I recall a person explaining to a priest, with a tone of all reason and logic, “Father, if I followed everything that is in that book, I would have to change my entire lifestyle!”

God’s love and forgiveness
Jun. 9, 2010, By Father Charles Puthota, Ph.D.
A woman said to a friend: “Whenever my husband and I quarrel, he gets historical.” The friend said: “You mean hysterical?” The woman replied: “No, historical. He would then proceed to give me a catalogue of things I have done wrong, how many times, ...

Stop by and visit with us
May. 26, 2010, By Eloise Rosenblatt, R.S.M.
The Trinity says, “Come here, let’s have a visit and enjoy each other’s company.”

Invisible and uncontrollable power
May. 19, 2010, By Fr. William Nicholas
If asked to name a symbol of the Holy Spirit, most people will say the white dove, a common symbol of biblical illustrations, such as the Annunciation, in which the Spirit is present. Others, remembering the story of Pentecost, state the tongues of fire, which settled upon the ...

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