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> <channel><title>Daily Reflections</title> <atom:link href="http://thepassionists.org/reflections/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://thepassionists.org/reflections</link> <description>Reflections on the Scripture Readings of the Day from the Passionists</description> <lastBuildDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:13:50 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>The Compassion of Jesus</title><link>http://thepassionists.org/reflections/2012/02/04/the-compassion-of-jesus/</link> <comments>http://thepassionists.org/reflections/2012/02/04/the-compassion-of-jesus/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:13:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>thepas3</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[daily scripture reflection]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Religion and Spirituality]]></category> <category><![CDATA[carpenter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[catholic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[christ]]></category> <category><![CDATA[christian]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Christianity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[church]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Compassion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[daily]]></category> <category><![CDATA[god]]></category> <category><![CDATA[gospel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hidden]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jesus]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mark]]></category> <category><![CDATA[passionist]]></category> <category><![CDATA[readings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[reflections]]></category> <category><![CDATA[scripture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[years]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://thepassionists.org/reflections/?p=6364</guid> <description><![CDATA[Click here for today&#8217;s Scripture readings. 1 Kgs 3:4-13 Mk 6:30-34 Mark tells us that Jesus was so moved with pity when he saw the crowd that he ignored his own and his Apostles’ need for food and rest.  Where &#8230; <a
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isPermaLink="false">http://thepassionists.org/reflections/?p=6358</guid> <description><![CDATA[Click here for today&#8217;s Scripture readings. Sir 47:2-11 Mk 6:14-29 The Book of Samuel read today offers a hearty testimony to King David and his achievements. He was a warrior who  “made sport of lions as though they were kids, &#8230; <a
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isPermaLink="false">http://thepassionists.org/reflections/?p=6382</guid> <description><![CDATA[Click here for today&#8217;s Scripture readings. Mal 3:1-4 Heb 2:14-18 Lk 2:22-40 He Comes! It is February.  In my imagination the month of February is colored gray.  The Christmas lights are long extinguished.  Lent approaches.  This is no time for &#8230; <a
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isPermaLink="false">http://thepassionists.org/reflections/?p=6303</guid> <description><![CDATA[Click here for today&#8217;s Scripture readings. 2 Samuel 24:2, 9-17 Psalm 32:1-2, 5, 6, 7 Mark 6:16 David’s calling of the census would have enabled him to create his own royal army instead of trusting the traditional tribal troops to &#8230; <a
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isPermaLink="false">http://thepassionists.org/reflections/?p=5989</guid> <description><![CDATA[Click here for today&#8217;s Scripture readings. 2 Samuel 18:9-10, 14b, 24-25a Matthew 18: 1-5 No funeral is sadder than that of a young child.  The death of someone who has barely tasted life seems like a broken promise and a &#8230; <a
href="http://thepassionists.org/reflections/2012/01/31/jairus-daughter-davids-son/">Continue reading <span
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isPermaLink="false">http://thepassionists.org/reflections/?p=6300</guid> <description><![CDATA[Click here for today&#8217;s Scripture readings. 2 Sm 15:13-14, 30; 16:5-13 Mk 5:1-20 Both the Old Testament and the Gospel reading for today reflect situations of conflict and alienation within a family. The story of David and Absalom is one &#8230; <a
href="http://thepassionists.org/reflections/2012/01/30/reconciling-practice/">Continue reading <span
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isPermaLink="false">http://thepassionists.org/reflections/?p=6119</guid> <description><![CDATA[Click here for today&#8217;s Scripture readings. Dt 18:15-20 1 Cor 7:32-35 1 Cor 7:32-35 We live in an age of information overload. The internet gives us all kinds of information sometimes spewing forth contradictory thoughts often based on the opinions &#8230; <a
href="http://thepassionists.org/reflections/2012/01/29/astonishing/">Continue reading <span
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isPermaLink="false">http://thepassionists.org/reflections/?p=6296</guid> <description><![CDATA[Click here for today&#8217;s Scripture readings. 2 Sm 12:1-7a, 10-17 Mk 4:35-41 It is hard to ask for help. In our society, where individualism and personal perseverance define success, seeking help is often a sign of weakness. Yet in today’s &#8230; <a
href="http://thepassionists.org/reflections/2012/01/28/jesus-and-the-fear-of-the-storm/">Continue reading <span
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isPermaLink="false">http://thepassionists.org/reflections/?p=6256</guid> <description><![CDATA[Click here for today&#8217;s Scripture readings. 2 Sam 11:1-4a, 5-10a, 13-17 Psalm 51: 3-4a, 5-6a, 6bcd-7, 10-11 Mark 4:26-24 Today’s First Reading is almost like watching a bad soap opera: a man desires a married woman, the man pursues and &#8230; <a
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isPermaLink="false">http://thepassionists.org/reflections/?p=6293</guid> <description><![CDATA[Click here for today&#8217;s Scripture readings. 2 Tm 1:1-8 or Ti 1:1-5 Mk 4:21-25 Can you recall who was been a light of Faith for you?  Maybe you prefer to make a list?  As we think of our Faith Journey &#8230; <a
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