Postcards from the Spiritual Life


Reflections from Church Year 2016-2017




Sabbatical Month (no reflections offered)

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The Tares and the Wheat

Reflection: What Must I Do to Have Life?
Audio version: Offered at the Church of St. Mary and the Angels

July 23, 2017, Sixth Sunday After Trinity



The Feast is now ready!

Reflection: Holy Seed, Holy Ground
Audio version: Offered at the Church of St. Mary and the Angels

July 16, 2017, Fifth Sunday After Trinity



The Feast is now ready!

Reflection: Be Still
Audio version: Offered at the Church of St. Mary and the Angels

July 9, 2017, Fourth Sunday After Trinity



The Feast is now ready!

Reflection: Losing Your Life
Audio version: Offered at the Church of St. Mary and the Angels

July 2, 2017, Third Sunday After Trinity



The Feast is now ready!

Reflection: Tower of Reason
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June 25, 2017, Second Sunday After Trinity



The Feast is now ready!

Reflection: Thy Kingdom, Come!
Audio version: Offered at the Church of St. Mary and the Angels

June 18, 2017, First Sunday After Trinity



Reflection: Ride On In Majesty
Audio version: Offered at the Church of St. Mary and the Angels


June 15, 2017, Corpus Christi



Ascension of the Lord

Reflection: Holy Love
Audio version: Offered at the Church of St. Mary and the Angels

June 11, 2017, Trinity Sunday



Holy Spirit

Reflection: The Holy Spirit, The Lord
Audio version: Offered at the Church of St. Mary and the Angels

June 4, 2017, Pentecost Sunday



Calling of the Disciples

Reflection: He Calls
Audio version: Offered at the Church of St. Mary and the Angels

May 28, 2017, Sunday After the Ascension



Reflection: On Our Own
Audio version: Offered at the Church of St. Mary and the Angels


May 25, 2017, Feast of the Ascension of the Lord



The Table of Sacrifice

Reflection: Ancient Magic
Audio version: Offered at the Church of St. Mary and the Angels

May 21, 2017, Sixth Sunday in Eastertide



The way to heaven

Reflection: I Am the Way
Audio version: Offered at the Church of St. Mary and the Angels

May 14, 2017, Fifth Sunday in Eastertide



I Am the Door

Reflection: I Am the Door
Audio version: Offered at the Church of St. Mary and the Angels

May 7, 2017, Fourth Sunday in Eastertide



The Road to Emmaus

Reflection: Burning Hearts
Audio version: Offered at the Church of St. Mary and the Angels

April 30, 2017, Third Sunday in Eastertide



The wounds of Christ

Reflection: Hidden in His Wounds
Audio version: Offered at the Church of St. Mary and the Angels

April 23, 2017, Second Sunday in Eastertide



Power almighty.

Reflection: The Book of Life
Audio version: Offered at the Church of St. Mary and the Angels

April 16, 2017, Easter Sunday



Reflection: It Is Finished
Audio version: Offered at the Church of St. Mary and the Angels

April 14, 2017, Good Friday: The Three Hours, Meditation Three



Reflection: My God, My God
Audio version: Offered at the Church of St. Mary and the Angels

April 14, 2017, Good Friday: The Three Hours, Meditation Two



Reflection: What Did They See?
Audio version: Offered at the Church of St. Mary and the Angels

April 14, 2017, Good Friday: The Three Hours, Meditation One



Reflection: Who Had Nowhere to Lay His Head
Audio version: Offered at the Church of St. Mary and the Angels


April 14, 2017, Good Friday: Mass of the Presanctified



Reflection: As I Have Done to You
Audio version: Offered at the Church of St. Mary and the Angels


April 13, 2017, Maundy Thursday



Ecce, Homo!

Reflection: Murdering God
Audio version: Offered at the Church of St. Mary and the Angels

April 9, 2017, Palm Sunday



Reflection: Resurrected in All of Our Beauty
Audio version: Offered at the Church of St. Mary and the Angels

April 2, 2017, Passion Sunday



Reflection: He Restoreth My Soul
Audio version: Offered at the Church of St. Mary and the Angels


March 26, 2017, Laetare Sunday



Reflection: "Be it unto Me According to Thy Word"
Audio version: Offered at the Church of St. Mary and the Angels

March 25, 2017, Annunication of the Blessed Virgin Mary



Reflection: "I Thirst"
Audio version: Offered at the Church of St. Mary and the Angels


March 19, 2017, Third Sunday in Lent



Reflection: Be Not Afraid
Audio version: Offered at the Church of St. Mary and the Angels


March 12, 2017, Second Sunday in Lent



Reflection: The Soul at War with Itself
Audio version: Offered at the Church of St. Mary and the Angels


March 5, 2017, First Sunday in Lent



Reflection: The Quiet Snow of Death
Audio version: Offered at the Church of St. Mary and the Angels


March 1, 2017, Ash Wednesday



Reflection: Entirely Thine
Audio version: Offered at the Church of St. Mary and the Angels


February 26, 2017, Quinquagesima Sunday



Reflection: Divine Radiance
Audio version: Offered at the Church of St. Mary and the Angels


February 19, 2017, Sexagesima Sunday



Reflection: The Beating Heart of Fellowship
Audio version: Offered at the Church of St. Mary and the Angels


February 12, 2017, Septuagesima Sunday



Reflection: Only Then Will Your Wound Be Healed
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February 5, 2017, Fifth Sunday After the Epiphany



Reflection: That the Thoughts of Your Heart May Be Revealed (in audio form only)
Audio version: Offered at the Church of St. Mary and the Angels


February 2, 2017, Feast of the Presentation (Candlemas)



Reflection: The Heart Has its Reasons
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January 29, 2017, Fourth Sunday After the Epiphany



Reflection: The Call to Religious Life
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January 22, 2017, Third Sunday After the Epiphany



Reflection: The Greatest (Love) Story Ever Told
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January 15, 2017, Second Sunday After the Epiphany



Reflection: And He Rose and Walked to Egypt
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January 8, 2017, Feast of the Holy Family



Reflection: Coming to Light
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January 6, 2017, Feast of the Epiphany



Reflection: With Whom God Is Pleased
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January 1, 2017, Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus



Reflection: "And His Name Shall Be 'Wonderful'"
Audio version: Offered at the Church of St. Mary and the Angels


December 11, 2016, The Nativity of the Lord



Reflection: The Holy Gospel of Mary
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December 18, 2016, Fourth Sunday in Advent



Reflection: "I Know Not Where Is that Promethean Heat"
Audio version: Offered at the Church of St. Mary and the Angels


December 11, 2016, Third Sunday in Advent



Reflection: "You Are My God and Helpless Son"
Audio version: Offered at the Church of St. Mary and the Angels


December 8, 2016, Feast of the Immaculate Conception



Reflection: In a Wilderness
Audio version: Offered at the Church of St. Mary and the Angels


December 4, 2016, Second Sunday in Advent



Reflection: Survivors from the Vanished World
Audio version: Offered at the Church of St. Mary and the Angels



November 27, 2016, First Sunday in Advent



Reflection: "As Our Eyes Behold the Vesper Light"
Audio version: Offered at the Church of St. Mary and the Angels



November 20, 2016, 23rd Sunday After Pentecost



Reflection: "They Will Put Some of You to Death"
Audio version: Offered at the Church of St. Mary and the Angels



November 13, 2016, 22nd Sunday After Pentecost











"For All Live to Him"



November 6, 2016, 25th Sunday After Pentecost

"I said, 'Ye are gods.'"



November 1, 2016, All Hallows E'en / All Saints Day / All Souls Day

"That We Might Be Made Worthy of the Promises of Christ"



October 30, 2016, 24th Sunday After Pentecost / Feast of Christ the King

Nearing the End of the Journey



October 23, 2016, 23rd Sunday After Pentecost



October 16, 2016, 22nd Sunday After Pentecost

Where Is the True Church?



October 9, 2016, 21st Sunday After Pentecost

The Feast of St. Francis of Assisi

The Wounds that Bind





October 4, 2016, First Sunday in Advent

God Does not Call Us to Cowardice

Nineteenth Sunday in Trinitytide / Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost

October 2, 2016, First Sunday in Advent

God's Macroeconomics

Eighteenth Sunday in Trinitytide / Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost

September 25, 2016, First Sunday in Advent

The Echoing Song of Jesus

Seventeenth Sunday in Trinitytide / Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost

"And the Angels Will Rejoice"

Sixteenth Sunday in Trinitytide / Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost

Life Poured out on a Cross

Fifteenth Sunday in Trinitytide / Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost (Canonization of Teresa of Calcutta)



See Also:

Reflections from Church Year 2024-2025

Reflections from Church Year 2023-2024

Reflections from Church Year 2022-2023

Reflections from Church Year 2021-2022

Reflections from Church Year 2020-2021

Reflections from Church Year 2019-2020

Reflections from Church Year 2018-2019

Reflections from Church Year 2017-2018

Reflections from Church Year 2015-2016