Reflection on Luke 24:46-53 ~ Personally, I visualize Jesus’s ascension to heaven as heaven coming (consuming) to Jesus inwardly rather than the typical artistic view of an upward going away movement towards a distant Heaven. The disciples came to know Jesus’s “clothed with power from on high” meant that the…
Category: Ordinary Time
John 14:23-29 Reflection – Be at Peace
Lectio John 14:23-29 Reflection ~ In one short passage, Jesus confirms that the Trinity of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit as One. Trinity is within us now, not in some distant or future place. If we allow the reality of this offer to manifest and surface, we…
John 13:31-33A, 34-35 Reflection – Reflecting Love and Light
Lectio Divina John 13:31-33A, 34-35 Reflection ~ Recently I was a participant in a retreat focused on living the Eucharist. When we broke up into groups to discuss the presentation, everyone looked at me until someone said I was to lead the group. For the first time, I realized I…
John 10:27-30 Reflection – Jesus’s voice?
John 10:27-30 Reflection ~ Do you hear Jesus’s voice? Most of the time, what we “hear” is just a feeling to read the Word, go to church, or love wells up in your heart to do something for someone. Sometimes Jesus calls us more directly, especially when we know the…
John 21:1-19 Reflection – Jesus’s Lambs
John 21:1-19 Reflection ~ When Jesus forgives Peter’s denial, Jesus then fills Peter spiritually so he can share in the abundance. In our own transformative experience, Jesus asks us for our willingness to receive the (incremental) depths of His Love. We can choose to agree to the “Yes” Peter. Metaphorically,…
Luke 24:1-12 Reflection – Silence
Luke 24:1-12 Reflection ~ Holy Saturday Prayer, Sabbatum Sanctum: In the silence of this day, my heart is stilled The man I knew is now divine He has left this world to rescue those before In the silence, I wait ……. for His return while old friends go home with…
Luke 22:14—23:56 Reflection – Jesus Saves
Luke 22:14—23:56 Reflection ~ As Jesus prepares for the greatest trial of an innocent in the history of the world, some believers cannot take the stress of their association with him. Their behavior betrays a lack of faith, acting as if they were never in His presence. Isn’t this what…
John 8:12-20 Reflection – Light of the World
Reflection on John 8:12-20 ~ As Christians, we are aware of the Light of the World inside. Our testimony can be valid because we are filled with the Trinity and are witnesses of Jesus, Holy Spirit, and Father. However proclaiming “The Light of the World” becomes suspect if we push…
Luke 1:39-45 Reflection – To be Blessed and to Bless God
Luke 1:39-45 Reflection ~ My heart leaps for joy when I see my wife every morning, receiving Eucharist and hearing about the expectation of childbirth. My heart is warmed in the encounter of a humble, faith-filled person. The Holy Spirit’s prompting creates an invitation to talk, become brother or sister…
Mark 6:14-29 Reflection – Cry out to God for Mercy
Cry out to God for Mercy – Mark 6:14-29 Reflection The same evil that rippled through the generations of Biblical “Herods” continues into modern times, influencing the desire for some to have total domination. Throughout the world, innocents fear for their lives. It is a complex moral issue because the…