Reflections
Reflection for the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time…Nov. 17, 2024
by Theresa Wiggs, Notre Dame Associate
Mark 13:24 RSV-CE
Our gospel this week begins: MK 24 ” But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light. 25 and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in…
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Reflection for the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time…Nov. 10, 2024
by Bonnie McDowall, Notre Dame Associate
What do I have to give to the Lord?
In the Gospel this week, we read that an old woman gave 2 coins from her living expenses, while others gave from their surplus of money. Now, what do we have to give to the Lord?
We…
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Thirty First Sunday in Ordinary Time…November 3, 2024
By Sr Rita Ostry ND
Readings: Deuteronomy 6:2-6 and Mark 12:28b-34
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.”
“You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
The readings of this Sunday remind us of the core…
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Reflection for the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 27, 2024
by Michael Driscoll, Notre Dame Associate
In today’s readings, we are drawn into the mystery of God’s unrelenting mercy—a mercy that is not distant, but intimately aware of our needs and brokenness. At the heart of this mercy is a God who sees us, who hears our cries, and…
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Reflection for the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 20, 2024
by Sr Mary Ann Zimmer ND
Reading I: Is 53:10-11
Reading II: Heb 4:14-16
Gospel: Mk 10:35-45
Because of his affliction he shall see the light in fullness of days;
through his suffering, my servant shall justify many, and their guilt he shall bear. Is 53:11
James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came…
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Reflection for the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 13, 2024
by Dick Connealy, Notre Dame Associate
In today’s gospel Jesus said the rich young man was lacking in one thing. He didn’t name it, but I think he was talking about poverty of spirit. The idea that what we have is enough.
The real question is do we own our…
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Reflection for 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time…October 6, 2024
by Linda Fitzgerald, Notre Dame Associate
Genesis 2:18-24
Naming was very important to the ancients so our loving God had the first man name everything! But God completed Adam’s efforts by creating Eve from Adam. This is a fundamental touchstone for reflecting on the theological nature, meaning and purpose and…
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REFLECTION FOR THE 25TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – SEPTEMBER 22, 2024
by Ann O’Connor, Notre Dame Associate
MARK 9:30-37
In this Gospel passage, Jesus teaches his disciples about true greatness. He tells them that whoever wants to be first must be the servant of all. He then places a child in their midst, showing them that welcoming the least among them…
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Reflection for the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, September 15, 2024
by Cindy Wenninghoff, Notre Dame Associate
In this Gospel, Jesus asks the question, “Who do people say I am?” And they reply “John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others one of the prophets.”
But then He asks an even more important question, “Who do you say I am?” And this…
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Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time…September 8, 2024
by Barbara Hickey, Notre Dame Associate
Gospel: Mark 7:31-37
When Jesus left Tyre, he went to the Sea of Galilee Decapolis. While there, people brought to him a deaf man who had a speech impediment and begged Jesus to lay his hand on him. They moved away from the crowd…