Homeless Catholic Reflections
Weekly reflections for June 24, 2025
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Lou Occhi: The sweet word of God
John Pearring: Prayer finds my lips
Steve Hall: Scripture’s elusive superlatives
Older Reflections:
Steve Leininger: So, be perfect
Tim Trainor: Called to be salt and light
Norm McGraw: The eternal truth
Ron Bruni: The shepherd calls his sheep
Steve Hessman: Convinced or Convicted?
John Silvia: In honor of my father, Dave Silvia
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Margit McCarthy: Temptation Trials in the Garden
Three new reflections from Lou Occhi, John Pearring, & Steve Hall
Inspired by Mass readings from Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Nourished by the sweet word of God
The Lord created us with the gifts to accomplish a specific mission
By Lou Occhi
Click here to read Lou Occhi's reflection from June 24, 2025. Here's an excerpt:
The Lord called [David] from birth and gave him a name in his mother’s womb. Throughout his young life, he was prepared to be a servant of the Lord. The Lord gave him a sharp tongue and made him like a polished arrow hidden in His quiver. The Lord told Isaiah that he is My servant through whom he will show His glory.
Lou Occhi’s reflections: "The Almighty has done great things for me, And Holy is His name." (The Magnificat)
Prayer tries to find its way to my lips
We’re almost always slow to meet up with God
Click here to read John Pearring's reflection from June 24, 2025. Here's an excerpt:
Half the time, we sidle into prayer and begin to talk, ruminating with God and sharing our thoughts. On special occasions, we listen for his promptings. The other half, or way more often, chastised, we slink into prayer, encumbered with worry, fear, and shame. In the sideways, sidling, furtive form, we finish by being comforted. Sneaking in the shadows, slinking into God’s view, we end up shaken and brought to our knees.
John Pearring's reflections: He said to them, “Ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest." (Luke 10:2)
Scripture's lovely, elusive superlatives
Salvation: The prophets spoke of 'the grace that was to be yours'
By Steve Hall
Click here to read Steve Hall's reflection from June 24, 2025. Here's an excerpt:
So we’re back to superlatives — one superlative in particular. It is not one from the achievements of man. Neither is it one of the many in the physical world. Scripture reveals it. Our faith teaches it. Yet it remains elusive, lingering with us in fragmented form for brief moments, and then with only partial comprehension.
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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