Sunday Readings: 2 Chronicles 36.14-16, 19-23; Ephesians 2.4-10; John 3.14-21 Jesus spoke to Nicodemus. “Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that whoever believes may have eternal life. For God so loved the world that God gave God’s only begotten Son, that […]
Gospel Reflection for March 10, 2024 – 4th Sunday of Lent Read More »
Sunday Readings: Exodus 20.1-17; 1 Corinthians 1.22-25; John 2.13-25 The Jewish Passover was near. Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found people selling oxen, sheep, and doves, and money changers sitting at tables. Jesus made a whip of cords and drove them all out of the temple—sheep, oxen, money changers. He poured
Gospel Reflection for March 3, 2024 – 3rd Sunday of Lent Read More »
Sunday Readings: Leviticus 13.1-2, 44-46; 1 Corinthians 10.31—11.1; Mark 1.40-45 A leper came to Jesus, imploring him urgently and kneeling as he spoke. “If you will, you can make me clean.” Moved with pity, Jesus stretched out his hand and touched the man. “I will. Be made clean.” Immediately the leprosy left him. After a stern
Gospel Reflection for February 11, 2024 – 6th Sunday Ordinary Time Read More »
Sunday Readings: Job 7.1-4, 6-7; 1 Corinthians 9.16-19, 22-23; Mark 1.29-39 Immediately after leaving the synagogue, Jesus went to the house of Simon and Andrew with James and John. Simon’s mother-in-law lay sick in bed with a fever. Jesus went to her, took her by the hand, and raised her up. The fever left her immediately, and
Gospel Reflection for Sunday, February 4, 2024 – 5th Sunday Ordinary Time Read More »
Sunday Readings: Deuteronomy 18.15-20; 1 Corinthians 7.32-35; Mark 1.21-28 Jesus and his followers went to Capernaum. As soon as the Sabbath came, Jesus went to the synagogue and began to teach. People were amazed at his teaching because he taught as one having authority and not like the scribes. There was a man in the
Gospel Reflection for Sunday, January 28, 2024 – 4th Sunday Ordinary Time Read More »
Sunday Readings: 1 Samuel 3.3-10, 19; 1 Corinthians 6.13-15, 17-20; John 1.35-42. John the Baptist stood with two of his disciples looking intently at Jesus walking by. John said, “See, the lamb of God.” The two disciples heard what John said and followed Jesus. Noticing that they were following him, Jesus turned around and said to them, “What
Gospel Reflection for January 14, 2024 – 2nd Sunday Ordinary Time Read More »
Sunday Readings: Proverbs 31.10-13, 19-20, 30-31; 1 Thessalonians 5.1-6; Matthew 25.14-30 Jesus told this parable. A man going on a journey summoned his servants and entrusted his property to them, according to the abilities of each. To one, he gave five talents; to a second, he gave two talents; to a third, one talent. Immediately the
Gospel Reflection for November 19, 2023 – 33rd Sunday Ordinary Time Read More »
Sunday Readings: Exodus 22.20-26; 1 Thessalonians 1.5-10; Matthew 22.34-40 When the Pharisees heard Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, who put a question to him about resurrection from the dead, the Pharisees assembled together. One of them, a lawyer, in an attempt to trip Jesus up, asked, “Teacher, which commandment of the law is the greatest?”
Gospel Reflection for October 29, 2023 – 30th Sunday Ordinary Time Read More »
Sunday Readings: Isaiah 25.6-10; Philippians 4.12-14, 19-20; Matthew 22.1-10 The king said to his servants, “The banquet is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy to come. Go out onto the main streets and invite everyone you find to the wedding banquet. The servants went out into the streets and gathered all whom
Gospel Reflection for October 15, 2023 – 28th Sunday Ordinary Time Read More »
Sunday Readings: Isaiah 5.1-7, Philippians 4.6-9, Matthew 21.33-43 The tenants seized the son, dragged him outside the vineyard, and killed him. When the Lord of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants? The chief priests, “He will put that wicked crowd to a miserable death.” The elders say, “And lease the vineyard out to
Gospel Reflection for October 8, 2023 – 27th Sunday Ordinary Time Read More »