Gospel Reflection for October 4, 2015, 27th Sunday Ordinary Time

Sunday Readings: Genesis 2.18-24; Hebrews 2.9-11; Mark 10.2-12

“Tell us, does the Law allow a husband to divorce his wife?”

(Mark 10.2)

Marriage is the topic in Sunday’s gospel.  In Rome this Sunday the Synod on the Family begins.  Second marriages is one topic on the agenda.  Many people in the pews pray the Spirit will breathe the embers of Vatican II into flame again.

Church documents praise the family but not in the everyday language we might use.  The Church describes the family as —

1. a domestic church.
2. the living cell of society and church.
3. a school for social virtues.
4. the first school of faith.
5. a cradle of life.
6. a value and goal most people seek.
7. an icon of the Trinity.

How does your family fit the Church’s descriptions?  Who do you consider family members?