GOSPEL REFLECTIONS

MAY 12, 2024 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Evangelization is hard work. At least it can seem hard when we think of how the Apostles went out on the first Pentecost, or...

MAY 5, 2024 GOSPEL REFLECTION

"I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and your joy might be complete.”  In our gospel today, Jesus connects...

APRIL 28, 2024 GOSPEL REFLECTION

The analogy of plants that bear fruit that teach us about the spiritual life is a common theme in the Bible.  In today’s Gospel,...

APRIL 21, 2024 GOSPEL REFLECTION

In today’s second reading, Saint John illuminates the power of God’s love (1 Jn 3:1–2): “See what love the Father has bestowed on us...

APRIL 14, 2024 GOSPEL REFLECTION

There is a story I heard as a seminarian and which I have recounted many time since. If it isn’t true, it ought to...

APRIL 7, 2024 GOSPEL REFLECTION

The summer after my second year in seminary, I had the opportunity to go on an eight-day silent retreat. It was exactly what I...

MARCH 31, 2024 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Alleluia! Jesus has risen! Death has been defeated. Hell has been conquered, and fear has been overcome.  Fear is directly tied to possession. When we...

MARCH 24, 2024 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Today is Palm Sunday. Today Jesus enters Jerusalem riding on a donkey. Although this seems like a joyous entry, Our Lord’s Passion and Crucifixion...

MARCH 17, 2024 GOSPEL REFLECTION

The Gospel we read today is full of interesting points for meditation. Jesus predicts the Passion, which, as we approach Holy Week, prepares us...