Gospel Reflections for November 17 2019 End of the world near?  The Gospel lists frightening events such as wars, earthquakes, and plagues. TV preachers often use this list to scare people, and candidates always predict disaster if the other person wins. However, wars, earthquakes, and plagues happen in every century …and have for thousands of […]

Gospel Reflections for November 10 2019 Family teamwork The succession of marriages in today’s Gospel might sound strange, but doing everything possible to take care of a family that suffered a loss was as essential in ancient days as it is now. No one ever wanted to see a man or woman, or especially children, […]

Gospel Reflections for November 3 2019 The Jesus Vision Zacchaeus is the Jewish Tax Collector for the Romans …and despised by everyone! Why is that? The Romans did not actually pay salaries to Jews like Zacchaeus who collected their taxes. He was expected to make a living by over-charging his fellow Jews and then keeping […]

Gospel Reflections for October 27 2019 That first look in the mirror You get up in the morning, and soon see your face in the bathroom mirror. What is that like? You are without your work clothes, or makeup, or even barely awake. Like most of us, that is all the motivation you might need […]

Gospel Reflections for October 20 2019 Perseverance Perseverance is a good thing and highly praised in today’s Gospel. I see it here as well. Firefighters once again have had to battle relentless fires here in Southern California, yet they never give up, and stay on the fire line saving lives and protecting homes with tremendous […]