Reflections for

27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Oct 04, 2015

Job 1:1, 2:1-10; Psalm 26; (Genesis 2:18-24; Psalm 8;) Hebrews 1:1-4, 2:5-12; Mark 10:2-16

Living by the Word

Mindful

Psalm 8

May 15, 2007 by Mark Ralls

Calvin Trillin’s lighthearted and best-selling tribute to his late wife, Alice, has made husbands like me nervous.

Living by the Word

Couples

Mark 10:2-16

Oct 03, 2006 by Andrew Warner

Marriage does not exist only for companionship or procreation or complementarity. It has a cruciform shape, like other ascetical practices, and is a transformative experience for the two individuals. In marriage, God intends not only to alleviate human loneliness but to effect human salvation.

Living by the Word

Jacob's ladder

Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12

Sep 20, 2003 by Stephen Paul Bouman

Two months after the memorial service they found Vinnie's body. Silence washed over Ground Zero. Hats were removed, bodies waited reverently as they lifted him from the wreckage and carried him out. Several days later I attended the liturgy. When the congregation sang, "Lord, let at last thine angels come," we knew that once again in these latter days God had spoken to us.

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Remembering who we are

Sunday, October 8

Psalm 8

Sep 13, 2000 by Stacey Simpson

"We have forgotten who we are. We have sought only our own security, we have exploited simply for our own ends, we have distorted our knowledge, we have abused our power.” So reads the proclamation of the UN Environmental Sabbath Program.

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