Entries by Diane Palumbo

Prayer for the Week (January 29, 2023-February 4, 2023)

Let us pray to God who has revealed the divine kingdom in Christ: God, in Christ, you declared what is blessed and proclaimed that our joy is to be found in your kingdom.  Your kingdom honors what the word despises:  Weakness, poverty, mourning, mercy, pity, meekness, purity, and peace. May Christ’s Church and our lives […]

Sunday Reflection (January 29, 2023)

God is concerned about the abuse of vulnerable people by people who wield power, be it in business, government, or religion (Micah 6:1-8). To “do justice” is to set things right in society with an eye toward the most vulnerable. “To love kindness” is to have loving kindness and compassion flowing from us to others, […]

Sunday Reflection (January 22, 2023)

Despite the difficulties of this phrase, “United We Stand, Divided We Fall” I suggest that the Church locally and the Church universally should foster it, but not in the sense of standing united to fight people or other religions or nations; rather, in the sense that we are united to do good in the name […]

Prayer for the Week (January 8, 2023-January 14, 2023)

Let us pray that we love God in all things and above all things: Merciful God, you have prepared for those who love you good things that surpass our understanding. Pour into our hearts such love towards you that loving you above all else, we obtain your promises which exceed all that we can desire, […]