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Current Music and the Gospel: “Make the World Move,” Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green

http://youtu.be/t1afcOHxIsk “Make the World Move,” Christina Aguilera, featuring Cee Lo Green, Lotus, RCA Gospel Reflection for February 10, 2013, 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time: By listening to Jesus in Sunday’s gospel, Simon unexpectedly nets a good catch of fish where he had found none before. When Jesus calls his friends to follow him, they leave […]

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Current Music and the Gospel: “Try,” Pink

“Try,” Pink, The Truth About Love, RCA Gospel Reflection for January 27, 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time: Sunday’s gospel takes us to the beginning of Jesus’ public ministry, speaking and teaching in the synagogues of Galilee. When Jesus identifies himself as the anointed one of God, he proclaims his role as bringing justice to the

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Current Music and the Gospel: “Afterlife,” Switchfoot

“Afterlife,” Switchfoot, Vice Verses, lowercase people records/Atlantic Gospel Reflection for November 25th, Feast of Christ the King: To honor the feast of Christ the King, Jesus tells us in the gospel, “My kingdom is not here.” We often think of Jesus’ kingdom as heaven, an afterlife that is separate from our lives on earth. However,

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Current Music and the Gospel: “It’s Time,” Imagine Dragons

“It’s Time,” Imagine Dragons, Continued Silence, Interscope Gospel Reflection for November 18, 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time: Jesus tells us in Sunday’s gospel that no matter what disasters or upheavals occur, his truth will remain the same. Even though the world has changed in so many ways since Jesus lived, died, and was raised up,

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Gospel Reflection for November 11, 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Jesus was teaching in the temple and spoke out against the scribes being showy in their faith, looking for status. Jesus said, “I want you to observe that this poor widow gave more to the treasury than all the others. They gave from their loose change what they could spare. But she in her poverty

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Current Music and the Gospel: “I Found You,” Alabama Shakes

“I Found You,” Alabama Shakes, Boys and Girls, Rough Trade Records Gospel Reflection for October 21st, 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time: St. Francis of Assisi is often quotes as saying, “Preach the gospel at all times; use words when necessary.” Instead of displays of power, Jesus tells his disciples that service to one another is

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Gospel Reflection for October 14, 2012, 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Jesus said, “How hard for those trusting riches to enter the kingdom of God.” Mark 10.24 In his lifetime, Jesus was an itinerant preacher, who possessed no belongings and owned no home. Jesus sent his disciples out in the same way—with no food, money, bags, or second tunic. Christians for whom Mark writes in A.D.

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Gospel Reflection for September 23, 2012, 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Jesus took a little child and stood the child among them. Jesus took the child in his arms and said, “Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes not me, but the one who sent me.” Mark 9.36-37 In the ancient world children were invisible, non-people of

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Gospel Reflection for August 5, 2012, 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time

I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never hungry, and whoever believes in my will never be thirsty. John 6.35 When Jesus sat at a table with his friends 2,000 years ago, he had little more to say to them than what he had been trying to say through the whole

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Gospel Reflection for June 17, 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Jesus said, “With what can we compare the reign of God, or what image will help to present it? It is like a mustard seed, which when planted in the soil, is the smallest of all seeds on earth; yet once it is sown, springs up to become the largest of shrubs with branches big

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