Gospel Reflections for April 17 2015 St. Peter converts thousands Peter gives a single speech about Jesus in the First Reading and over 3000 people rush to be baptized! How did that happen? Was he that good? I have studied that speech for some time trying to discover the secret to his success. Wouldn’t we […]
Gospel Reflections for April 11 2015: 2nd Sunday of Easter
Gospel Reflections for April 11 2015 Thomas is not present when Jesus first appeared to the disciples after His resurrection. Thomas is as skeptical as anyone at hearing that Jesus had risen from the dead. He wants proof. I am sure you would too. Today’s Gospel describes their meeting, with a unique detail. Jesus invites […]
Gospel Reflections for Easter 2015
For years, Jesus preached parables, taught scriptures, and performed miracles throughout Galilee and Jerusalem, and all of His words and deeds had a tremendous effect. He made people profoundly happy! He also claimed to be the long awaited Messiah from God who would lead people to lasting happiness. However, archaeologists today affirm that other people […]
Gospel Reflections for March 29 2015: Palm Sunday
Gospel Reflections for March 29 2015 Jesus arrives in Jerusalem on Palm Sunday and it was no accident. He planned it that way. It was just a few days before the great feast of Passover, the annual Jewish celebration of their miraculous liberation from slavery in Egypt by their greatest hero, Moses. Every year since […]
Gospel Reflections for March 22 2015: Fifth Sunday of Lent
Gospel Reflections for March 22 2015 After decades of oppressive Roman rule and heavy taxation, the Jews are desperately looking for someone who will set them free. Christians in Iraq and Syria today also hope for that same kind of person who will free them from ISIS and other oppressive radical Islamist groups. People who […]
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