Gospel Reflection for June 24, 2018, Birth of John the Baptist Sunday Readings: Isaiah 49.1-6; Acts 13.22-26; Luke 1.57-66, 80 On the eighth day Elizabeth and Zachariah came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him after Zachariah after his father. But his mother said, “No; he is to be called John.” […]
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Scripture Readings: Ezekiel 17.22-24; 2 Corinthians 5.6-10; Mark 4.26-34 “This is how it is with the reign of God. A farmer scatters seed on the ground, goes to bed, and gets up day after day. Through it all the seeds sprouts and grows without the farmer knowing how it happens.” – Mark 4.26-37 A farmer
Gospel Reflection for June 17, 2018, 11th Sunday Ordinary Time Read More »
Sunday Readings: Genesis 3.9-15; 2 Corinthians 4.13-5.1; Mark 3.20-35 “Whoever does the will of God is my brother, sister, and mother.” – Mark 3.35 Jesus is the talk of Galilee in the early chapters of Mark’s gospel. Only Mark tells this story in which enthusiastic crowds make neighbors his family question Jesus’ sanity. What makes
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Scripture Readings: Exodus 24.3-8; Hebrews 9.11-15; Mark 14.12-16, 22-26 While Jesus and his disciples were eating, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “Take this; this is my body.” Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, and they all drank from it. He
Gospel Reflection for June 3, 2018, Body and Blood of Christ Read More »
Sunday Readings: Deuteronomy 432-34, 39-40; Romans 8.14-17; Matthew 28.16-20 “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father,and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit and teaching them to observe all I have commanded you.” – Matthew 28.19-20 Our God is no smug solitary being enclosed in eccentric
Gospel Reflection for May 27, 2018, Trinity Sunday Read More »
Scripture Readings: Acts 2.1-11; 1 Corinthians 12.3-7, 12-13; John 20.19-23 Jesus came and stood among his disciples and said, “Peace be with you.” They rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I sent you.” When he had said this, he
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Sunday Readings: Acts 1.1-11;Ephesians 1.17-23; Mark 16.15-20 “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation.” – John 16.15 “Why do you stand looking into the heaven?” – Acts 1.11 Up is where God is in the ancient world. Up still represents the top rung. The ladder of success goes up.
Gospel Reflection for May 13, 2018, Ascension Read More »
Scripture Readings: Acts 10.25-26, 34-35, 44-48; 1 John 4.7-10; John 15.9-17 “The command I give you is this: that you love one another.” – John 15.17 “You are my friends if you do what I command you,” Jesus says. Do is an active verb. Jesus isn’t talking about having friends, but about being a friend.”
Gospel Reflection for May 6, 2018, 6th Sunday of Easter Read More »
Scripture Readings: Acts 9.26-31, 1 John 3.18-24, John 15.1-8 “Abide in me as I abide in you.” – John 15.4 Jesus’ words live in us and keep working in us to transform us. They have a continuing cleansing and converting effect. Today these gospel words call us to bear fruit in a world that is
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Sunday Readings: Acts 4.8-12, 1 John 3.1-2, John 10.11-18 “I am the good shepherd. I know my sheep, and mine know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father. I lay down my life for the sheep.” – John 10.14-15 The image of Jesus as the good shepherd is beloved among
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