GOSPEL REFLECTIONS

APRIL 13, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

As we turn our focus in this Holy Week to the Passion of our Lord, we ought to keep today’s first Gospel passage in...

APRIL 6, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

One of the things we try to work on in the seminary, in preparation for becoming priests, is what we call “fraternal correction.” If...

MARCH 30, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

In today's gospel, we hear the famous story of the prodigal son. A rich man has two sons, and his youngest son asks his...

MARCH 23, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

“Some people told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with the blood of their sacrifices.”  In today’s Gospel, distraught people come to...

MARCH 16, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

While the Transfiguration has its own proper feast on the liturgical calendar (Aug. 6, if you were wondering), the Church asks us to meditate...

MARCH 9, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

For the first three-hundred years after the birth of Christ, it was a risky business being a follower of Jesus. To practice your faith...

MARCH 2, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Pope Benedict XVI tells us that God is speech. He is constantly communicating Himself (love) to us. Naturally, we who are made in His...

FEBRUARY 23, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

“Stop judging and you will not be judged. Stop condemning and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven. Give, and...

FEBRUARY 16, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Today marks the first of three Sundays leading up to the beginning of the season of Lent. Traditionally, this time has fallen under various...