GOSPEL REFLECTIONS

JANUARY 4, 2026 GOSPEL REFLECTION

In today’s Gospel, we hear the story of the Magi who come bearing gifts for the baby king Jesus. They are notified of His...

DECEMBER 28, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

In today’s Gospel, we hear the account of the Holy Family fleeing from the wrath of King Herod who desired to kill Jesus. They...

DECEMBER 21, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

“Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home.” The great Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton is said to...

DECEMBER 14, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Imagine that your cousin is wrongfully imprisoned and on the same day you win the lottery. Over the next weeks and months, you go...

DECEMBER 7, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

In this week's Gospel, we see John the Baptist, the cousin of Jesus, preparing the way for Jesus’ Messianic mission. He calls all people...

NOVEMBER 30, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

In today’s gospel, on the first Sunday of Advent, Jesus speaks rather dramatically. His words are not characterized by empty rhetoric, however. Today he...

NOVEMBER 23, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Looking for some inspiration as I tried to write about today’s solemnity of Christ the King, I came upon the first encyclical of Pope...

NOVEMBER 16, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

One of my favorite music videos is of the song Hurt by Johnny Cash. Filmed just a few months before his death, Cash seems...

NOVEMBER 9, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Today is the feast of the dedication of St. John Lateran which is the Basilica in Rome where the Cathedral seat for the Bishop...