Reflections
Reflection for Pentecost Sunday
by Marylou & Dave Garrett, Notre Dame Associates
This Sunday we celebrate Pentecost and Jesus’ promised gift of the Holy Spirit. In the first reading (Acts 2:1-11) the apostles are gathered in an upper room in Jerusalem “waiting for power from on high” as Jesus had directed them before…
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“The Ascension of the Lord,” & the Seventh Sunday of Easter
by Linda Fitzgerald, Notre Dame Associate.
Acts 1:1-11
The reflection that amazes me the most about our Lord’s Ascension is that our Lord unmasks the lie that we are alone!
The spirit will drive the disciples, all of us and all those to come, to advance beyond our lack of understanding…
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Reflection for the Sixth Sunday of Easter
by Mary Toline, Notre Dame Associate
In the Gospel of John 14:23-29 Jesus said to his disciples: “Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him. Whoever does not love me does…
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Reflection for the Fifth Sunday of Easter
by Judith Moe McCallum
Gospel: John 13: 31-33a,34-35 Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible.
33 Little children, yet a little while I am with you. You shall seek me;…Whither I go you cannot come; so I say to you now.
34 A new commandment I give unto you: That you love one another, as…
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Reflection for 4th Sunday of Easter
by Sr Celeste Wobeter ND
The 4th Sunday of Easter is celebrated as Good Shepherd Sunday. Today’s Gospel is quite brief and very rich. Each phrase can be pondered again and again.
The first phrase is, “My sheep hear my voice.” Do I? …
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REFLECTION FOR THE THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER
by Phyllis Chandler, Notre Dame Associate
I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me. (Ps. 30:2a)
In this Sunday’s gospel from John, Jesus reveals himself for the third time to his disciples after rising from the dead. Some of the disciples have been fishing without success. Jesus, on…
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Reflection for the Second Sunday of Easter
by Ed McKibbin, Notre Dame Associate
This week’s readings provide us once again with confidence of what we are able to accomplish through the power of the Holy Spirit. The Apostles, prior to witnessing the resurrection and receiving the Holy Spirit, were ordinary people just like us. Thomas,…
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Reflection for Easter Sunday…April 21, 2019
TESTIMONY TO THE RESURRECTION
MARY OF MAGDALA:
On that morning, we awoke before the dawn . . . full of sadness and sorrow . . .
Our Lord Jesus had died on the Cross.
We watched them lay his body in the tomb.
“Come, let us take embalming ointments…
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Reflection for Palm Sunday
Rod & Connie Determan, Notre Dame Associates
Luke 19:28-40
“Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord,
Peace in heaven and glory in the highest.”
How exciting this must have been to be there and see folks praising our Lord and excited about His presence. There are…
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Reflection for the 5th Sunday of Lent
by Sr Rosalee Burke, ND
“Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” How long would it have taken you to leave if you had been there? I bet I would have been one of the first to “slip…