Gospel Reflections for June 11 2017 The power of the Holy Trinity We affirm the Holy Trinity whenever we make the sign of the cross on ourselves and say, “In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.” People have found that simple gesture empowering. Sometimes a baseball player will make the […]

Gospel Reflections for June 4 2017 Commencement exercises At schools around the country students are graduating. Some feel ready while others might feel uncertain. Although they are ending their final year, their graduation ceremony is ironically called a “commencement.” Well …it does begin a new kind of life. Where once students only received knowledge in […]

Gospel Reflections for May 28 2017 Time to go… We celebrate the Ascension of Our Lord today …although I don’t think His disciples celebrated at all! They must have hated to see Our Lord leave. Even though He often said that He was leaving and that the Holy Spirit would come soon, His disciples could […]

Gospel Reflections for May 14 2017 Archaeology tells a story of love Today’s Gospel is probably proclaimed more than any other, mainly because families often choose it …at funerals. When Jesus mentions that “In my Father’s House there are many mansions” and that “I am preparing a place for you” and then “I will come […]

Gospel Reflections for May 7 2017 Be a Shepherd, not a sheep! I grew up in Ventura County which used to have thousands of sheep in the hills right near our home. One afternoon years ago, I watched a flock of sheep grazing peacefully on the hillside. Then I saw the shepherd stand up and […]