Homeless Catholic Reflections
Weekly reflections for March 8, 2025
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Lou Occhi: Acknowledge our weaknesses
Steve Hall: Life is not obvious
John Pearring: Not the gods who fail us
Older Reflections:
Steve Leininger: Three Chairs and some sheep
Tim Trainor: How God views us
Norm McGraw: We're lucky, no, 'blessed'
Ron Bruni: Are you ready for the task?
Steve Hessman: Hard work & the blessings
MHB-M: His disciples collaborate with Him
Acknowledge our weaknesses, then ask for God’s mercy
Then, with God’s love and forgiveness, we ask that He attend to our pleadings
By Lou Occhi
Click here to read Lou Occhi's reflection from March 8, 2025. Here's an excerpt:
Just because our opinions may vary from those of others does not mean that we should cut ourselves off from others. The most ridiculous example of this occurred in November of last year. Some people said if your family has opinions that are not in line with yours, you should not join them for Thanksgiving.
Sheesh.
Lou Occhi’s reflections: "The Almighty has done great things for me, And Holy is His name." (The Magnificat)
Life is not obvious - follow the instructions
So, dump the one’s you created for yourself and follow those provided.
By Steve Hall
Click here to read Steve Hall’s reflection from March 8, 2025. Here's an excerpt:
This Saturday’s readings remind us that ‘directions for a successful outcome’ have been supplied. So, dump the one’s you created for yourself and follow those provided.
Steve Hall's reflections: For our knowledge is imperfect and our prophecy is imperfect; but when the perfect comes, the imperfect will pass away. (1 Corinthians 13:9)
God is not like the gods who fail us
The god of safety and other such things are liars
Click here to read John Pearring's reflection from March 8, 2025. Here's an excerpt:
The god of happiness is a myth. So is the god of safety and repair. What is our God really like, if he’s not safe and doesn’t let us always win? While safety, competitive endeavors, happiness, and restoration appear to be high on God’s list, in our point of view, the real goal for God is to follow him and work out what he wants done. God is not like the gods who fail us. God calls us to join him at the hip.
John Pearring's reflections: He said to them, “Ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest." (Luke 10:2)
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