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 […]

Gospel Reflections for March 31 2019 Who is on your side? When things go very wrong, you can feel very alone. It is one of the worst feelings anyone can have. Do you know who will always stand with you, in good times and in bad? This Gospel wants you to recognize who that might […]

Gospel Reflections for March 24 2019 …Is it God’s will? Was the recent Ethiopian Airlines crash God’s will? How about a hurricane, tornado, or an accident on the freeway, or the horrible New Zealand terror attack? Why do these things happen? These are all deadly events and you might wonder how God is involved. God […]

Gospel Reflections for March 17 2019 He led them out… Jesus invites three special Apostles, Peter, James, and John, and leads them out to a high mountain where He is suddenly “transfigured” before their eyes. No one today really knows what “transfigured” means, but we know those startled Apostles certainly felt profoundly moved and immensely […]