https://www.acatholic.org/19th-sunday-in-ordinary-time-year-a-august-9-2020-the-storm-is-over/ DAILY MASS READINGS AND REFLECTIONS @ ACATHOLIC.ORG Sun, 09 Aug 2020 23:13:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.acatholic.org/19th-sunday-in-ordinary-time-year-a-august-9-2020-the-storm-is-over/#comment-19886 Sun, 09 Aug 2020 23:13:14 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=71321#comment-19886 I have just read your reflection Fr.Lawrence.So much to take in and so much wisdom in your writings.Thank you for taking the time to really delve into the meaning behind each reading.I learn something new about the Catholic faith every week.May God continue to bless you in your mission.

]]> https://www.acatholic.org/19th-sunday-in-ordinary-time-year-a-august-9-2020-the-storm-is-over/#comment-19885 Sun, 09 Aug 2020 18:27:55 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=71321#comment-19885 Thank you. Your reflection resonated with me today. Appreciate your insights into scripture.

]]> https://www.acatholic.org/19th-sunday-in-ordinary-time-year-a-august-9-2020-the-storm-is-over/#comment-19884 Sun, 09 Aug 2020 13:28:55 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=71321#comment-19884 Thank you, Father, for this timely and inspiring reflection. I’m sure you have touched many lives unknowingly through your writing and gifted each individual with a message of their own; today, I was touched by your message of internal peace. May God give you strength, courage, and wisdom to do His work.

]]> https://www.acatholic.org/19th-sunday-in-ordinary-time-year-a-august-9-2020-the-storm-is-over/#comment-19883 Sun, 09 Aug 2020 13:26:27 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=71321#comment-19883 Thank you Fr. Lawrence for your insightful reflection. I appreciate the time and effort you put into your reflections – the history the symbolism, and the way of life of the people in those days.

]]> https://www.acatholic.org/19th-sunday-in-ordinary-time-year-a-august-9-2020-the-storm-is-over/#comment-19882 Sun, 09 Aug 2020 12:28:33 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=71321#comment-19882 Fr.Lawrence, I am honest enough to write that your writing is so deep & rich that I have to reread it several times to absorb its meaning! That is a good thing because you put so much into your liturgical reflections. I see many days as a storm both personally & in our beloved institution of the Catholic Church. Yet the message is one of hope. I will keep reminding myself that God does not abandon us & to remain faithful.
Thanks, Francis

]]> https://www.acatholic.org/19th-sunday-in-ordinary-time-year-a-august-9-2020-the-storm-is-over/#comment-19881 Sun, 09 Aug 2020 11:52:37 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=71321#comment-19881 Thank you Father. You have helped us make sense of the readings as well as shoring up our faith in a time when the winds and storms of life test us. Many blessings Father.

]]> https://www.acatholic.org/19th-sunday-in-ordinary-time-year-a-august-9-2020-the-storm-is-over/#comment-19880 Sun, 09 Aug 2020 11:12:39 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=71321#comment-19880 Thank you, Fr. Lawrence,for your insightful and wonderful reflection. Your understanding and explanation of the Word amaze me, you’re indeed a gift to us. May God continue to bless you and increase your wisdom…

]]> https://www.acatholic.org/19th-sunday-in-ordinary-time-year-a-august-9-2020-the-storm-is-over/#comment-19879 Sun, 09 Aug 2020 08:13:22 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=71321#comment-19879 Excellent reflection. I love the explanation why Elijah ran away. I didn’t know that. Thank you for taking the time with this reflection.

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