Reflections for

18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Aug 02, 2015

2 Samuel 11:26 - 12:13a; Psalm 51:1-12; (Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15; Psalm 78:23-29;) Ephesians 4:1-16; John 6:24-35

Living by the Word

Sunday, August 5, 2012

2 Samuel 11:26–12:13a

Jul 24, 2012 by Joshua Carney

Like many parents, I’ve ingested my fair share of VeggieTales, and I confess that I have a favorite: the episode in which Larry the Cucumber plays King George, who has an irrational fondness for his outsize collection of rubber duckies.

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Prayer is God’s work

Ruth Burrows, Carmelite sister

Mar 22, 2012 by Amy Frykholm

“There is the danger of protecting ourselves from God by striving to be passive. The ‘I’ is very active in its attempt to surrender.”

American Soundings

In praise of snow

Feb 28, 2012 by Rodney Clapp

Snow can be tiresome, even deadly, but it can also be a sign of holiness and of hope.

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Barely enough

Manna in the wilderness of depression

Jan 18, 2012 by Frederick Niedner

Sometimes I wish the Gospels told a story in which Jesus slumps in the shade of a tree and can't make himself face another crowd or meet one more plea for help.

Living by the Word

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Exodus 16:2–15

Sep 06, 2011 by Theodore J. Wardlaw

When we speak of manna from heaven, we usually do so with a big helping of irony. In our time, the term has come to mean "something that's unheard of and unachievable."

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