Reflections on the Gospel

Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A.  Aug 23, 2026) Matthew 16:13-20   “There is in all things an inexhaustible sweetness and purity, a silence that is the fount of

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A.  Aug 16, 2026) Matthew 15:21-28   The Generosity and Abundance of God Truly we are not restricted in you, O Lord, for you

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A, Aug 9. 2026) Matthew 14:13-21   How His Disciple Maurus Walked on the Water       One day as venerable Benedict was

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A, Aug 2. 2026) Matthew 14:13-21 “I determined   to live   to flower   FOR YOU.”

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A, July 26. 2026) Matthew 13:44-52 I am the treasure   hidden in the field you found me  rejoiced you sold everything and  bought

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A, July 19. 2026) Matthew 13:24-43 “O wheat among the weeds! O grain among chaff! O lily among brambles! Thank him, brothers, thank him

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A, July 12. 2026) Matthew 13:1-23 “a chiding word, a bitter word, an upbraiding word .…”  “But occasionally I am obliged to dig round

Forteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A, July 5. 2026) Matthew 11:25-30   “‘Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will refresh you,’     

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A, June 28. 2026) Matthew 10:37-42   “Whoever loves … more than me….” (37)  The Order of Love “Now he is a man of

Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A, June 21. 2026) Matthew 10:26-33   “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdome….” (Prov 9:10)  “Simplicity then possesses in itself