Daily Reflections

June 20

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  World Refugee Day Reflection Every minute 20 people leave everything behind to escape war, persecution or terror. According to the United Nations Refugee Convention, refugees flee their homes and…

June 19

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Reflection Our country has been divided by its long-standing tradition of systemic racism. Prejudice, injustice, lack of respect for human dignity, and privilege are its many roots. The nationwide demonstrations…

June 18

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Reflection We know now with certainty that climate change will affect every human born in the 21st century and beyond. The impact of rising temperatures on our planet and our way…

June 17

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Reflection A lump of dough left to itself remains just a lump, but when leaven is added to it, a change can take place producing bread, the human staple of…

June 16

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Reflection “Speak the truth in love”, Paul’s words are direct and simple but in trying to act on them we often complicate things. It isn’t easy to speak difficult truth…

June 15

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Reflection The distinctions that we make in our human relationships do not apply when we put them in the eyes of God. We divide one another by race, nationality, and…

June 14

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 Feast  of Corpus Christi  Reflection In his lifetime Jesus used the meal as the primary symbol of inclusion and acceptance. His shared meals with ‘sinners, outcasts, and tax collectors” demonstrated…

June 13

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Reflection It may be said that we are the product of our lifelong connections, a hub of connectivity in the network that is our life.  We mediate and facilitate and…

June 12

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Reflection It is clear that prayer changes as we change.  There is really no sacrosanct way to pray above others. What works for one tradition or culture, for one personality…

June 11

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Reflection The world is not a problem to be solved; it is a living being to which we belong.  The world is part of our own self and we are…