Gospel Reflections for August 5 2018 You are what you eat. Nutritionists have been making that claim for some time. The food you eat every day for breakfast, lunch, and dinner (and even all those snacks!) become part of your body. Everything you eat eventually makes up the cells that make your body work …and […]

Gospel Reflections for July 29 2018 Jesus sees what we often miss. Our Lord speaks to several thousand people in today’s Gospel …but they are hungry and most have no food. The Apostles notice not only those who don’t have food …they notice who does …one lone small boy. When people experience a shortage of […]

Gospel Reflections for July 22 2018 Come away to a quiet place News happens fast these days, whether new economic figures, world news, or a nominee to the Supreme Court. Jesus offers wise advice in today’s Gospel to occasionally stop and “catch your breath.” He notices the crowd seems lost and confused; “Like sheep without […]

Gospel Reflections for July 15 2018 Meeting only good people? It would be so much easier to be good Christian if there weren’t so many bad people around! I understand when people tell me this, and I hear it a lot. Of course it would be easier but it doesn’t look like a wonderfully Christian […]

Gospel Reflections for July 8 2018 Wisdom from unexpected places In today’s Gospel, Jesus returns to His home town of Nazareth and enters the Synagogue for Sabbath services. He is offered the chance to speak to the people gathered there, which he accepts. He rises to give a compelling message filled with great wisdom. However, […]