Sunday Readings: Acts 5.27-32, 40-41; Revelation 5.11-14; John 21.1-19 When the disciples who had been fishing landed, they saw a charcoal fire there with a fish laid on it and some bread. Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish you just caught.” Simon Peter went aboard and hauled ashore the net loaded with […]
Gospel Reflection for Sunday, May 4, 2025 – 3rd Sunday of Easter Read More »
Sunday Readings: Exodus 3.1-8, 13-15; 1 Corinthians 10.1-6, 10-12; Luke 13.1-9 Jesus told this parable. A man had a fig tree that had been planted in his vineyard. He came looking for fruit on it but found none. He said to the gardener: “Look here! For three years now I have come looking for figs
Gospel Reflection for Sunday, March 23, 2025 – 3rd Sunday of Lent Read More »
Sunday Readings: Deuteronomy 26.4-10; Romans 10.8-13; Luke 4.1-13 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the desert for 40 days, where he was tempted by the devil. During that time Jesus ate nothing, and by the end, he was hungry. The devil said to him,
Gospel Reflection for Sunday, March 9, 2025 – 1st Sunday of Lent Read More »
Sunday Readings: Sirach 27.4-7; 1 Corinthians 15.54-58; Luke 6.39-45 Why do you see a splinter in your neighbor’s eye but not notice the beam in your own? How can you say to your neighbor, “Let me take the splinter out of your eye” when you yourself do not see the beam in your own? Hypocrite,
Gospel Reflection for March 2, 2025 – 8th Sunday Ordinary Time Read More »
Sunday Readings: Jeremiah 17.5-8, 1 Corinthians 15.12, 16-20, Luke 6.17, 20-26 Jesus came down the mountain and stood on a level place where a crowd of his disciples and a large crowd of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the coast of Tyre and Sidon were gathered. He looked at his disciples. “Blessed are
Gospel Reflection for Sunday, February 16, 2025 – 6th Sunday Ordinary Time Read More »
Sunday Readings: Isaiah 60.1-6; Ephesians 3.2-3, 5-6; Matthew 2.1-12 After their audience with the king, the magi set out. The star that they had observed at its rising went ahead of them until it came to a standstill over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. On entering
Gospel Reflection for January 5, 2025 – Epiphany Read More »
Sunday Readings: Baruch 5.1-9, Philippians 1.4-6, 8-11, Luke 3.1-6 The word of God came to John, the son of Zechariah, in the wilderness. John went about the whole area around the Jordan River preaching. “Turn away from your sins and be baptized as was written in the book of the prophet Isaiah. A herald’s voice
Gospel Reflection for December 8, 2024 – 2nd Sunday of Advent Read More »
Sunday Readings: Daniel 7.13-14; Revelation 1.5-8; John 18.33-37 Pilate, the Roman governor, summoned Jesus again and asked him, “So, then, are you a king?” Jesus answered, “It is you who say I am a king? The reason I was born, the reason why I came into the world, is to testify to the truth. Anyone
Gospel Reflection for Sunday, November 24, 2024 – Feast of Christ the King Read More »
Sunday Readings: 1 Kings 17.10-16; Hebrews 9.24-28; Mark 12.38-44 Jesus sat opposite the treasury and noticed one poor widow came and dropped in two small copper coins, worth about a penny each. Jesus called his disciples, saying to them, “I want you to observe that this poor widow gave more to the treasury than all
Gospel Reflection for Sunday, November 10, 2024 – 32nd Sunday Ordinary Time Read More »
Sunday Readings: Jeremiah 31.7-9, Hebrews 5.1-6, Mark 10.46-52 People in the crowd heard the blind man shouting to Jesus. “Get up,” they told him, “Jesus is calling you.” Bartimaeus threw off his cloak, jumped up, and came to Jesus, who said to him, “What do you want me to do for you?” “Teacher, I want
Gospel Reflection for Sunday, October 27, 2024 – 30th Sunday Ordinary Time Read More »