Gospel Reflections for May 26 2019 Be bold! Jesus tells His disciples that He will soon leave, but that the Holy Spirt will soon come to strengthen them. That is good news that I am sure they were very happy to hear! The early church had serious challenges so they needed to hear of this […]

Gospel Reflections for May 19 2019 No Government and no rules! Today’s Gospel and our annual parish Spring Fest this weekend actually affirm that amazing statement. James Madison, the author of our US Constitution and 4th President said the same thing; “If people were angels …there would be no need for rules!” After all, if […]

Gospel Reflections for May 12 2019 We are not sheep! Jesus mentions sheep in today’s Gospel …but not for us! Everyone then knew sheep were timid and easily frightened. They followed their shepherd closely because they felt helpless and could not defend themselves against wolves. They needed a good shepherd! Well, Jesus is that Good […]

Gospel Reflections for May 5 2019 Notice the good news! This Gospel account occurs only a short while after the passion and death of Jesus in Jerusalem. People were probably still in sorrow about those events. I am sure they thought the Romans had put an end to Jesus once and for all. Much to […]

Gospel Reflections for April 28 2019 Mercy Sunday Last week was the horrible bomb attack on the Island of Sri Lanka off the coast of India that killed 300 people while attending Easter services. People everywhere felt a deep compassion for victims and their families. Some also wanted revenge. We certainly want swift justice for […]