Sunday Readings: 2 Samuel 5.1-3 Colossians 1.12-20 Luke 23.35-43 One of the criminals hanging there reviled Jesus and said, “Aren’t you the messiah? Then save yourself and us.” The other criminal, rebuking him, said, “Don’t you even fear God? You are under the same sentence of death yourself. We deserve it, after all. We are paying […]
Gospel Reflection for November 20, 2022 – Feast of Christ the King Read More »
Sunday Readings: Malachi 3.19-20, 2 Thessalonians 3.7-12, Luke 21.5-19 Some people were talking about the temple and how it was adorned with precious stones and gifts dedicated to God. Jesus said, “These things you are talking about—the day will come when not one stone will be left on another, all will be torn down. People asked, “When
Gospel Reflection for November 13, 2022 – 33rd Sunday Ordinary Time Read More »
Sunday Readings: 2 Maccabees 7.1-2,9-14; 2 Thessalonians 2.16-3.5; Luke 20.27-38 Moses in the passage about the bush showed that the dead rise again when he called Yahweh the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. God is not God of the dead but of the living. All are alive to
Gospel Reflection for November 6, 2022 – 32nd Sunday Ordinary Time Read More »
Sunday Readings: Wisdom 11.22—12.2; 2 Thessalonians 1.11—2.2; Luke 19.1-10 Murmurers in the crowd said, “Jesus has gone to be the guest of one who is a sinner.” Zacchaeus spoke to Jesus. “I will give half my possessions, Lord, to the poor. If I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will pay back four times as
Gospel Reflection for October 30, 2022 – 31st Sunday Ordinary Time Read More »
Sunday Readings: Sirach 35.12-14,16-18; 2 Timothy 4.6-8,16-18; Luke 18.9-14 Jesus told this parable to his disciples. Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed these things concerning himself—”I give you thanks, O God, that I am not like other people—
Gospel Reflection for October 23, 2022 – 30th Sunday Ordinary Time Read More »
Sunday Readings: Exodus 17.8-13; 2 Timothy 3.14—4.2; Luke 18.1-8 Jesus told his disciples a parable with a point—to pray always and not lose heart. There was a judge in a certain city who neither feared God nor respected human beings. A widow in that same city kept coming to him and saying, “Take up my
Gospel Reflection for October 16, 2022 – 29th Sunday Ordinary Time Read More »
Sunday Readings: 2 Kings 14-17 2 Timothy 2.8-13 Luke 17.11-19 On their way the lepers found they were cleansed. One of them seeing that he had been healed, turned back, praising God in a loud voice. He fell at Jesus’ feet, thanking him. This man was a Samaritan. Then Jesus asked, “Weren’t ten cleansed? Where are
Gospel Reflection for October 9, 2022 – 28th Sunday Ordinary Time Read More »
Sunday Readings: Habakkuk 1.2-3; 2.2-4 2 Timothy 1.6-8,13-14 Luke 17.5-10 His disciples said to Jesus, “Increase our faith, Lord.” Jesus answered, “If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this sycamore tree, “Be uprooted and planted in the sea,” and it would obey you.” Luke groups four wise Christian
Gospel Reflection for October 2, 2022 – 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Read More »
Sunday Readings: Amos 6.1,4-7, 1 Timothy 6.11-16, Luke 16.19-31 Jesus told his friends a story about a beggar and a rich man. Once there was a rich man who dressed in royal purple and fine linen. He ate splendidly every day. At the rich man’s gate lay a beggar, a man named Lazarus, who was
Gospel Reflection for September 25, 2022 – 26th Sunday Ordinary Time Read More »
Sunday Readings: Amos 8.4-7, 1 Timothy 2.1-8, Luke 16.1-13 A wealthy man had a business manager. He heard reports that the manager was embezzling, so he called the manager in and said, “What’s this I hear about you? Give me your account books and get out—you’re fired!” The business manager thought this over to himself.
Gospel Reflection for September 18, 2022 -25th Sunday Ordinary Time Read More »