Gospel for July 16 2023 – Matthew 13:1-23 Gospel Reflections for July 16 2023 Prepare the ground… Any farmer hearing this parable would be confused. Yet this parable is all you need to know if you ever have something important to say. Jesus describes a farmer sowing seed, an important event for people that depend […]

Gospel for July 9 2023 – Matthew 11:25-30 Gospel Reflections for July 9 2023 Come to me, and I will give you rest… These comforting and soothing words spoken by Jesus in today’s Gospel were very welcome to those who heard them.  Our Lord knew they struggled to live under hundreds of religious and cultural […]

Gospel for July 2 2023 – Matthew 10:37-42 Gospel Reflections for July 2 2023 Loyalty, Patriotism, and Faith All these themes come together in a remarkable way in this Sunday’s Gospel. Who are you loyal too? To what nation do you pledge allegiance? Who do you believe? In the ancient world, all answers would center […]

Gospel for June 25 2023 – Matthew 10:26-33 Gospel Reflections for June 25 2023 Know the right person! I had dinner with my father many years ago at a restaurant near the ocean that we used to enjoy regularly but had not visited for a while. When we walked in, the host looked up and […]

Gospel for June 18 2023 – Matthew 9:36—10:8 Gospel Reflections for June 18 2023 Hearts moved with compassion… This is how this Gospel starts, and it is compassion that always moves God to act in your life.  Every time God acts in history or in the life of a person it is always in response […]