Reflections
Reflection for the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time…August 1, 2021
By Cathy Leak, Notre Dame Associate and Gary Leak
Ex 16: 2-4; 12-15
Ps78:3-4, 23-24, 25, 54
Eph 4: 17, 20-24
John 6: 24-35
The Israelite community was scornful of the prophets for a lack of food. God told Aaron and Moses to tell His people that God would provide meat and bread…
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Reflection for the 16th week in Ordinary Time – July 18, 2021
By Phyllis Chandler, Notre Dame Associate
The Responsorial for today’s liturgy is the familiar and much-loved 23rd Psalm, “The Lord is my shepherd . . .” Both the first reading from Jeremiah and Mark’s gospel refer to God as the divine shepherd who watches over the flock.
The 23rd Psalm…
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Reflection for the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time – July 11, 2021
By Sr. Celeste Wobeter ND
This Sunday’s readings are quite powerful! As always! The words of the Gospel that jolted me are, “take nothing for the journey.” What does that mean for you and me today?
As I thought about these words I wondered if the message of Jesus is…
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Reflection for the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time – July 4, 2021
By Juanita Harding, Notre Dame Associate
A reading from the Book of the Prophet Ezekiel 2:2-5
The readings today are all about spreading the Word of God.
The Lord spoke to Ezekiel and His Spirit entered them. He told Ezekiel he was to go to the Israelites, a group that had…
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Reflection for the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time – June 27, 2021
By Sr Joan Polak ND
The gospel readings today tell of two miracles of Jesus performed for two people of great faith motivated by love.
How great is our faith? We too can touch the garment of Jesus through and in prayer. Or we can more intimately do so in…
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Reflection for the 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time – June 20, 2021
Reflection for the 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time…June 20, 2021
by Ann O’Connor, Notre Dame Associate
Mark 4:35-41
The story of Jesus calming the storms shows us God is with us even when we do not realize it. Jesus is in control. He is with us in the storms.
As Mark tells the story, the disciples…
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Reflection for The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ – June 6, 2021
By Linda Fitzgerald, Notre Dame Associate
First Reading: Exodus 24:3-8 God establishes his covenant between His people and himself.
Second Reading: Hebrews 9:11-15 The mediator of the new covenant is Christ.
Gospel: Mark 4:12-16, 22-26 Jesus shares his Last Supper with his disciples. This Passover meal celebrates God’s deliverance of his…
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Reflection for Trinity Sunday…May 30, 2021
By Carol Craven, Notre Dame Associate
Today, we are reminded how much God loves us.
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
God the Father:
ABBA Father… The God who created each of us and the universe out of love. We are created in…
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Reflection for Pentecost Sunday, May 23, 2021
By Barbara Hickey, Notre Dame Associate
John 20:19-23
Jesus said to his disciples: “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always.” That Advocate is the Holy Spirit who we received at…
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May 16, 2021 Seventh Sunday of Easter
By Sr Mary Ann Zimmer ND
Acts of the Apostles 1:15-17, 20a, 20c-26
First Letter of St. John 4:11-16
Gospel of John 17: 11-19
In today’s Gospel John provides us with a rich, looping, meditation on the themes that Jesus offered the disciples in his farewell to them. Summarized here, they are…