Gospel Reflections for August 25 2019 Gold Medals for everyone? Our parish school year will begin soon. You might know that we present awards for excellence to our outstanding students throughout the year. Can you imagine how a student might feel after studying hard for months and achieving well-earned academic excellence, or winning in sports, […]

Gospel Reflections for August 18 2019 Decisions …Decisions Today’s Gospel seems to accurately describe our country right now. It talks about divisions between people and even within families, and yet seems to say this is a good thing. Why is that? This Gospel was written about a generation after Jesus, when many people had wonderfully […]

Gospel Reflections for August 11 2019 Surprise return! How would you feel if you suddenly knew that Our Lord was coming for you right now? Nervous? Anxious? Surprised? Is there anything you would do different if you knew? The Gospel presents this surprise event in the story of a Master and his Servant, with a […]

Gospel Reflections for August 4 2019 …the power to do something good The scriptures often warn us against several famous temptations. They are wealth, power, honor, and pleasure. Well, I hope you receive all of them! These temptations are neither good nor bad of themselves. They become good or bad depending on how we use […]

Gospel Reflections for July 28 2019 Teach us to pray… Jesus teaches His followers the famous “Our Father” prayer, perhaps the very first prayer you learned as a child. It is packed with meaning. In those days, people lived in great fear of God. They would not say His name out loud or even directly […]