GOSPEL REFLECTIONS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

In today’s gospel, Jesus tells the story of the parable of the dishonest steward. The steward had been found out by his master to...

SEPTEMBER 14, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

“With their patience worn out by the journey…” This is how our first reading begins, describing the condition of the Israelites as they wander...

SEPTEMBER 7, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

In today’s Gospel, Our Lord says, “Anyone of you who does not renounce all his possessions cannot be my disciple.” This passage, of course,...

AUGUST 31, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Given the counsel of today’s Gospel, I am not sure that Jesus would pass an Emily Post etiquette quiz. Miss Manners would likely tell...

AUGUST 24, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

“Wax on, wax off. Wax on, wax off.” My high school cross-country coach used to say this when he made us do any sort...

AUGUST 17, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Jesus said to His disciples: "I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing! There is...

AUGUST 10, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

In today’s gospel, Jesus emphasizes the importance of being ready for his return. He says: “You also must be prepared, for at an hour...

AUGUST 3, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

In his masterpiece The Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis writes a correspondence between Screwtape, a senior demon, and his nephew Wormwood, a junior demon. Screwtape...

JULY 27, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Fr. Gereon Goldmann was not yet a priest, but was preparing to become one, when World War II broke out in Germany. Soon after,...