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 »
Sunday Readings: Ezekiel 18.25-28; Philippians 2.1-11; Matthew 21.28-32 The priests and elders asked Jesus, “By what authority are you doing these things?” Jesus did not answer directly but said, “What do you think of this case? A man had two children. He came to the first and told him, “Son, go out and work in
Gospel Reflection for October 1, 2023 – 26th Sunday Ordinary Time Read More »
Sunday Readings: Isaiah 55.6-9; Philippians 1.20-24, 27; Matthew 20.1-16 Jesus told his disciples a parable about a householder who hired additional workers at nine, noon, three, and five o’clock. At the end of the day, the householder told the manager to pay the workers beginning with the last and then going to the first. When those hired
Gospel Reflection for September 24, 2023 – 25th Sunday Ordinary Time Read More »
Sunday Readings: Sirach 27.30—28.7, Romans 14.7-9, Matthew 18.21-35 Peter came and asked Jesus this question. “Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?” Jesus answered, “Not seven times, but I tell you, seventy times seven” (Matthew 18.21). Then Jesus tells a parable. A king forgives
Gospel Reflection for September 17, 2023 – 24th Sunday Ordinary Time Read More »
Sunday Readings: Jeremiah 20.7-9; Romans 12.1-2; Matthew 16.21-27 From that time on, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and undergo great suffering at the hands of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised. Peter took Jesus aside and began
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Sunday Readings: Isaiah 22.19-23, Romans 11.33-36, Matthew 16.13-20 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples this. “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” They replied, “Some say John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” Then Jesus said, “But you,
Gospel Reflection for August 27, 2023 – 21st Sunday Ordinary Time Read More »
Readings: Isaiah 56.1, 6-7; Romans 11.13-15,29-32; Matthew 15.21-28 A woman came and knelt before Jesus. “Lord, help me.” she said. He said in reply, ”It is not fair to take the children’s food and throw it to the dogs.” But she said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s
Gospel Reflection for August 20, 2023 – 20th Sunday Ordinary Time Read More »
Sunday Readings: 1 Kings 19.9, 11-13; Romans 9.1-5; Matthew 14.22-33 Early in the morning Jesus came walking toward them on the sea. But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified. “It is a ghost!” They cried out in fear. Immediately Jesus spoke to them. “Take heart, it is I; do
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