Gospel Reflections for May 24 2015 Shortly after His resurrection Jesus miraculously arrives inside a locked room where about 50 or 70 of His followers were hiding. They were deeply afraid of those who had crucified Jesus, and they thought they would be next! In deep despair they hid themselves in a dark place. Well, […]

Gospel Reflections for May 17 2015 Jesus asked His disciples to share the Gospel with everyone everywhere. I know one person who did it well! Paschal Baylon was a simple shepherd living near the Pyrenees Mountains in northern Spain. He had a strong devotion to the church and especially the Eucharist. He even became an […]

Gospel Reflections for May 10 2015 Every mother at some point could quote Jesus in today’s Gospel whenever she might see some disagreement within her family. Jesus looks at His followers, who often were at odds with each other, and then looks up to heaven to pray that “They may be one!” Every mother is […]

Gospel Reflections for April 26 2015 Today’s gospel features one of the most inspiring and much loved images of Our Lord, as the Good Shepherd who bravely takes care of all of us, his sheep. We are very far removed from shepherding at the time of Jesus. People then looked at shepherds in a whole […]