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 […]

Gospel Reflections for March 15 2015 Easter is only a few weeks away, and for many families, that means a large dinner, with perhaps children returning from college, or other relatives and friends coming from faraway places for a big Easter reunion. What a great event! The first reading recalls the remarkable story of the […]

Gospel Reflections for March 8 2015 Quite a scene in the Jerusalem Temple today! Jesus walks into the most important building in Judaism and overturns tables filled with cash. What’s going on? The Jewish Temple was the center of religious life, where priests performed daily ceremonies, Rabbi’s offered learned discussions in the porticoes, and people […]

Gospel Reflections for March 1, 2015 Jesus invites three special Apostles, Peter, James, and John, and leads them up a high mountain where He is suddenly “transfigured” before their eyes. No one today really knows what “transfigured” means, but we know from those startled Apostles felt profoundly moved and immensely satisfied. They did not want […]

Gospel Reflections for February 22, 2015 The Academy Awards are famous for that dramatic pause just before the envelope is opened announcing the winner. The 6,000 members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences vote on the winners in each category, but who knows why they vote this way or that? It is […]