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Norm McGraw: God's got the best plan
Steve Hall: Truth sets us free
Older Reflections:
John Pearring: We can’t destroy God
Steve Leininger: I’m in charge here!!
Lou Occhi: The sweet word of God
Tim Trainor: A humble child of God
Ron Bruni: Wrestling with God
Steve Hessman: Living in Christ through love
Danny Keuhlen: The night I was God’s Co-pilot
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Margit McCarthy: Temptation Trials in the Garden
The OMG reflections from Norm McGraw & Steve Hall
Inspired by Mass readings from Tuesday, August 31, 2025
God's got the best plan for you
Perhaps we should view our loved one as God’s messenger
By Norm McGraw
Click here to read Norm McGraw's reflection from August 26, 2025. Here's an excerpt:
Even though initially God’s plan may seem a tough road to follow, ultimately, it is a better path for us. As I’ve mentioned before, wouldn’t the Being that made us know us best? The responsorial psalm (Psalm 139:1) for the two readings puts it this way: “You have searched me and know me, Lord.”
Norm McGraw’s reflections: He said to them, “Ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest." (Luke 10:2)
It is the truth that sets us free
Falsehoods and misconceptions about our faith and religious practice confront us
By Steve Hall
Click here to read Steve Hall's reflection from August 26, 2025. Here's an excerpt:
A person went to confession and, among other things, confessed their participation in spreading gossip. The priest told the person to get a feather pillow, take it to the roof of the tallest building in town, rip it open and dump out the feathers. When this was accomplished, the person was to return to confession.
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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