Homeless Catholic Reflections
Weekly reflections for February 22, 2025
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Steve Leininger: Three Chairs and some sheep
Steve Hall: Jesus hears the Father
Older Reflections:
John Pearring: Miracles pave a path back to Eden
Lou Occhi: The Seven Deadly Sins
Tim Trainor: Who is the fig tree gardener?
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
Three Chairs and some sheep
“You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
Click here to read Steve Leininger's reflection from February 22, 2025. Here's an excerpt:
It might be easy to drift off into a pastoral scene of sheep and lambs grazing in “verdant pastures”. Maybe we could even sit down, for today is the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter, Apostle. But what is the “Chair of St. Peter”? It turns out there are THREE chairs in this story.
Steve Leininger’s reflections: Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed them to those who were reclining, and also as much of the fish as they wanted. (John 6:10-11)
The Father is speaking: Jesus hears and understands
"... but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.”
By Steve Hall
Click here to read Steve Hall’s reflection from February 22, 2025. Here's an excerpt:
In this gospel text there is a truth frequently overlooked because that truth tells us something about Jesus rather than about Peter. To grasp that truth we must consider a broader picture, something more than this one incident. The time for reading the signs is always the now.
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)
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