Daily Reflections

February 27

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Reflection More and more people are realizing that spiritual emptiness can’t be filled by the culture of consumption. Acquiring more “stuff” has a direct effect on the sustainability of the…

February 26

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Ash Wednesday Rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to your God. Joel 2:1 Reflection This is a call to authenticity. Token religious symbols of penance are not…

February 25

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Mardi Gras/Shrove Tuesday Reflection Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) has a long history of overindulgence and revelry prior to the forty day fast of Lent. It is also known as Shrove…

February 24

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Reflection The story of Eden has made us believe that animals are for our use. The new story of the Universe teaches us that animals are our relatives sharing our…

February 23

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Reflection Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be children of God in heaven. Matthew 5:44 Jesus proclaimed a radical message about God’s…

February 22

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Reflection The conviction that environmental renewal and sustainability depend on spiritual awareness and an attitude of responsibility forms a spiritual ecology. “Spiritual ecology means reawakening our awareness of what is…

February 21

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Reflection In every age God is revealed in new ways. God inspires us to connect new insights and knowledge with a spirituality for our time. In this millennium when past…

February 20

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Reflection We are all born unique. We are a one-time phenomenon in the universe – our exact genetic makeup has never occurred before nor will it ever be repeated. In…

February 19

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Reflection No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other.  Luke…

February 18

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Reflection There was a time when habitual rudeness was never acceptable.  Generally, there was respect for one another. We valued etiquette and politeness. Under pressure someone might be impolite, but…