Reflections
Reflection for the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time
by Ann O’Connor, Notre Dame Associate
Luke 10:38-42
Jesus visits the house of Martha and Mary.
The Gospel this Sunday, the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, is the familiar story of Jesus visiting the home of Martha and Mary. In the reading, we hear that Martha was busy with the details…
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Reflection for the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
by Kris Lanik, Notre Dame Associate
The Gospel reading includes the well-known parable of the Good Samaritan. It could just as well be called the parable of the Good Disciple.
The first thing is that the Good Samaritan is aware of the needs of others and responds immediately and…
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Reflection for the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
by Sr Margaret Hickey, ND
Today’s first reading begins: “Rejoice with Jerusalem and be glad because of her, all you who love her!” Isaiah then compares Jerusalem to a mother, carrying her nurslings, comforting her children. “When you see this, your heart shall rejoice and your…
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Reflection for the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
by Sr Joy Connealy ND
The readings this Sunday remind me to be open to invitations. God calls us continually to discipleship and always allows us the freedom to respond.
I think about some of the invitations I’ve received in my life – both big and small. I’ve…
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Reflection for Corpus Christ (The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ)
by Sr. Barbara Markey, ND
When the crowd gathering around Jesus was growing hungry, the disciples asked Jesus to disperse them. Instead, he told them “Give them some food yourselves”.
Sometimes, God asks of us the seemingly impossible: to forgive others, to forgive ourselves, to find a way to help…
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Reflection for the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity
by Dick Connealy, Notre Dame Associate
I have much more to tell, but you could not bear it now.
But when he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth.
John 16:12-15
The journey of faith and truth cannot come all at once. We could not bear it….
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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…