A Reflection for Friday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time, by Heather Trotta
Scripture
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How the human heart can be both callous and compassionate
How do we look at each other and not see ourselves?
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A warning—not to the rich but to the complacent
September 28, 2025, Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time: This Sunday’s Gospel compares the heavy load that Lazarus lived because of his poverty with the supposed lightness of a rich man who lived in daily comfort. How does this warning against complacency speak to a society faced with the growing polarization of its citizens?
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What we miss when we dramatize our daily frustrations
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time, by Julian Navarro
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A prayer to know God’s will—and carry it out
A Reflection for Tuesday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time, by Joe Hoover, S.J.
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The Word of God is not a weapon
A Reflection for Monday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time, by Kerry Weber
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Jesus wasn’t a comedian. But he knew the power of a great punchline.
A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn, Priest, and Paul Chŏng Ha-sang, and Companions, Martyrs, by William Gualtiere
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When gender roles in the Gospels surprise you
A Reflection for Friday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time, by Molly Cahill
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The particular gifts of Holy Orders
A Reflection for Thursday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time, by Jill Rice
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Moving as a metaphor for life
Moving, changing jobs: These are pale images of the transformation we call the Gospel, the call of Christ to radically reorient our worlds.