Entries by Diane Palumbo

Sunday Reflection (September 6, 2020)

What do others primarily see us manifesting? Greed?  An overly critical spirit?  Anger? Hatred? Prejudice? Ambition? Our politics? Is it the presentation of our social status? What overshadows Christ in your life? When we follow Christ, love is our underlying obligation to others, including our enemies. When we live a life of love, kindness, and […]

Prayer for the Week (September 6-September 12)

Let us pray to God our Father so that we sustain one another on the way to him: Lord God, our Father, your Son Jesus Christ has brought us together as a community of sinners who know that you have pardoned us. May the Holy Spirit unify us and give us the strength to care […]

Prayer for the Week (August 30-September 5)

Let us pray that what is good within and among us flourish: God of all power and might, the author and giver of all good things, graft in our hearts the love of your name.  Increase within us and among us true faith and nourish in us all goodness. We ask this through Christ our […]

Sunday Reflection (August 30, 2020)

Jesus says: “Take up your cross and follow me” (Matthew 16:24-25). Cross bearing is freely and ably making the choice to do the good and right thing and doing so may cause pain and discomfort. Cross bearing overcomes violence with kindness. Cross bearing overcomes offense with forgiveness in the hope of reconciliation.  Cross bearing overcomes […]