Homeless Catholic Reflections
Weekly reflections for May 20, 2025
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(We are now writing on the readings for the previous Tuesday)
NEW!
John Pearring: Friends for life, and forever
Steve Hall: Do not be troubled or afraid
John Silvia: In honor of my father, Dave Silvia
(with permission from ilk Publishing)
Older Reflections:
Steve Leininger: Favorites from the New Testament
Lou Occhi: Not always be successful
Tim Trainor: He never gives up on us
Norm McGraw: The eternal truth
Ron Bruni: The shepherd calls his sheep
Steve Hessman: How do we handle division?
MHB-M: His disciples collaborate with Him
Three new reflections from John Pearring, Steve Hall, & John Silvia:
Friends for life, and then forever
Men and women of faith, friends in the Lord, travel together
Click here to read John Pearring's reflection from May 20, 2025. Here's an excerpt:
We do experience windows into the coming joy. If we’re looking for them, they are everywhere. We still weep and mourn, but like Paul, we must persevere and exhort others to stay the course. It’s a path with friends in pain, to a certain peace, where there will be no end to our time together.
John Pearring's reflections: He said to them, “Ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest." (Luke 10:2)
'Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid'
Look back, see the pattern of His care, even as such care was misunderstood
By Steve Hall
Click here to read Steve Hall's reflection from May 20, 2025. Here's an excerpt:
“Behold, I send an angel before you, to guard you on the way and to bring you to the place which I have prepared.” (Exodus 23:20)
“He will give his angels charge of you to guard you in all your ways.” (Psalms 91:11)
Where is that great power in our lives with the capacity and the willingness to destroy the peace Jesus gives us? What deficiency in others can make our hearts troubled and afraid?
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)
In honor of my father, Dave Silvia
One of the earliest memories of my father's love for Christ
By John Silvia, from ilk Publishing
See John Silvia's reflection from ilk Publishing, his most recent contribution. Here's an excerpt:
One of my earliest memories of my father's love for Christ was seeing him on his knees—praying, praising, and crying out from the heart. This wasn't a rare moment, but a consistent expression of devotion I witnessed throughout my childhood. His expression was at times tearful, other times joyful, and often with profound reverence.
John Silvia’s Writing: “He shall command peace to the nations; his dominion shall be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.” (Zechariah 9:9-10)
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