Gospel for December 27 2020 – Luke 2:22-40 Gospel Reflections for December 27 2020 Back in Church soon! Today celebrates the persons of Mary and Joseph who had just welcomed the child Jesus into their family. God decided to send Jesus, the very essence of love, directly into the experience of a human family in […]

Gospel for December 25 2020 – John 1:1-18 Gospel Reflections for December 25 2020 When does Christmas arrive? Christmas arrived this year at a time of great distress. Some distress comes from fear of the pandemic, or your economic future, or even questions about the ever changing businesses restrictions. Rules that favor some businesses while […]

Gospel for December 20 2020 – Luke 1:26-38 Gospel Reflections for December 20 2020 It’s a different Advent this year.  Last year at this time I am sure you were looking forward to a peaceful Christmas and a happy new year, but Covid events have changed everything, and bring up new questions too.  Will the […]

Gospel for December 13 2020 – John 1:6-8, 19-28 Gospel Reflections for December 13 2020 Make straight the way of the Lord John the Baptist in today’s Gospel does exactly what the First Reading commands.  The First Reading from the Old Testament Book of Isaiah describes what the future Kingdom of God will look like […]

Gospel for December 6 2020 – Mark 1:1-8 Gospel Reflections for December 6 2020 Why seek John the Baptist in a desert?  Thousands of people walk for miles and miles far into the arid desert west of Jerusalem to see John the Baptist, not to hear him speak, but to acknowledge their faults, failings, and […]