Gospel for July 23 2023 – Matthew 13:24-43 Gospel Reflections for July 23 2023 Making sense of a crazy world! Every week it seems there is a new political battle, civil rights protest, or world crisis. How would Jesus talk about these events? Today’s Gospel presents our troubled world with the image of a field […]

Gospel for July 16 2023 – Matthew 13:1-23 Gospel Reflections for July 16 2023 Prepare the ground… Any farmer hearing this parable would be confused. Yet this parable is all you need to know if you ever have something important to say. Jesus describes a farmer sowing seed, an important event for people that depend […]

Gospel for July 9 2023 – Matthew 11:25-30 Gospel Reflections for July 9 2023 Come to me, and I will give you rest… These comforting and soothing words spoken by Jesus in today’s Gospel were very welcome to those who heard them.  Our Lord knew they struggled to live under hundreds of religious and cultural […]

Gospel for July 2 2023 – Matthew 10:37-42 Gospel Reflections for July 2 2023 Loyalty, Patriotism, and Faith All these themes come together in a remarkable way in this Sunday’s Gospel. Who are you loyal too? To what nation do you pledge allegiance? Who do you believe? In the ancient world, all answers would center […]

Gospel for June 25 2023 – Matthew 10:26-33 Gospel Reflections for June 25 2023 Know the right person! I had dinner with my father many years ago at a restaurant near the ocean that we used to enjoy regularly but had not visited for a while. When we walked in, the host looked up and […]