Gospel Reflections for March 19 2017 Come away completely different This Gospel reminds me of going to a store to buy one thing, and walk out with so much more! A woman comes to a well to get water, but Jesus also arrives and things change quickly. She leaves a very different person. You cannot […]

Gospel Reflections for March 12 2017 A happy ending story This Gospel was written for people like me, who never liked mystery novels. Whenever I did pick one up, I would quickly look at the last few pages to see the ending. I just never liked waiting to find out. Today, Jesus lets you see […]

Gospel Reflections for March 5 2017 Don’t get fooled! Years ago I received an email from Nigeria saying I would receive several hundred thousand dollars as a gift for being such a good person. All I had to do was to send a few hundred dollars to cover expenses. I knew this was a scam […]

Gospel Reflections for February 26 2017 Seek first the Kingdom of God Whittier is in the national news this week. How can we understand this event? I remember another news event a few years ago that told the heartbreaking story of a family whose house was in the path of one of our frequent Southern […]

Gospel Reflections for February 19 2017 Every Marriage is a series of stops and starts. This weekend we celebrate World Marriage Day. I have been a priest for 39 years now and have witnessed well over 1,000 marriages. I have stood in front of so many young couples at the very beginning of so many […]