Sep 7, 2023 | Gospel Reflection
Daily Readings from USCCB website. Peter toiled all night and had nothing to show for it, yet he still resisted allowing Jesus to help. How often do we work so hard and feel we have nothing to show for it, yet we still won’t let Jesus help? We resist the Spirit’s...
Apr 30, 2023 | Gospel Reflection, Scripture
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Liturgical Year A) Isaiah 49:3, 5-6 1 Corinthians 1:1-3 John 1:29-34 During this time of the National Eucharistic Revival, the faithful should take every opportunity to reflect on the Real and True Presence of Jesus. As John the Baptist...
Dec 22, 2022 | Gospel Reflection, Mary
Mary said: “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my savior. Mary’s soul magnifies, augments, elevates, and brings into sharper focus the grandeur of God. Have you ever peered at an object through a magnifying glass, awed as even the...
Jun 15, 2022 | Gospel Reflection
The opening verse in the Gospel for June 21, 2022, is one nestled between two perhaps more recognized Scripture verses—Matthew 7:5, “first take the log out of your own eye,” and Matthew 7:7, “Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find;...
Jun 29, 2021 | Blog, Gospel Reflection
Click here for daily readings While thankfully not a leprosy sufferer, I have dealt with eczema for many years, including a severe bout on my hands that left them virtually unusable. At their worst, swollen with horrendous peeling, I kept them hidden out of...
Apr 8, 2017 | Gospel Reflection
Interpreting the Scriptures – Literally oday we come to one of the most dramatic Gospel readings of the Liturgical year — the Passion of Our Lord. If you were one of my children, you may refer to this as “the Mass that requires us to stand forever and...