Gospel Reflections for May 5 2019 Notice the good news! This Gospel account occurs only a short while after the passion and death of Jesus in Jerusalem. People were probably still in sorrow about those events. I am sure they thought the Romans had put an end to Jesus once and for all. Much to […]

Gospel Reflections for April 28 2019 Mercy Sunday Last week was the horrible bomb attack on the Island of Sri Lanka off the coast of India that killed 300 people while attending Easter services. People everywhere felt a deep compassion for victims and their families. Some also wanted revenge. We certainly want swift justice for […]

Gospel Reflections for April 21 2019 How far would you go to rescue people you love? This Easter is the happy conclusion to a week that started with a tragic fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Thank God brave firefighters could save most of it. The first Easter was the happy conclusion to a […]

Gospel Reflections for April 14 2019 Follow me! On this Palm Sunday we receive palms just as the people in the Gospel waved palms and sang songs to celebrate the arrival of Jesus into Jerusalem. However, we also hear the long Gospel story that recounts other events of that Holy Week. They recount the last […]

Gospel Reflections for April 7 2019 A changed life brings mercy A boisterous crowd brings to Jesus a frightened woman caught in the act of adultery. There is no doubt she is guilty. She knew that her punishment was death by stoning, a particularly cruel way to die. The scene must have been intense. On […]