Reflections on the Gospel

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A.  Oct 25, 2026) Matthew 22:34-40 “יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ יְהוָ֥ה אֶחָֽד” (The LORD is our God, the LORD Alone.) “וְאָ֣הַבְתָּ֔ אֵ֖ת יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ בְּכָל־ לְבָבְךָ֥

Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A.  Oct 18, 2026) Matthew 22:15-21 “…and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth(אֱמֶת).” Since childhood, I have been

Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A.  Oct 11, 2026) Matthew 22:1-14 “Some ignored the invitation and went away,one to his farm, another to his business. The rest laid hold of

Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A.  Oct 4, 2026) Matthew 21:33-43 “who planted a vineyard,  fenced around, dug a winepress,  built a tower,  to receive His fruits when the

Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A.  Sep 27, 2026) Matthew 21:28-32 “One way of working in the Father’s vineyard is …”            “If a man

Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A.  Sep 20, 2026) Matthew 20:1-16a “… to hire …”   “HERE IS an image of the kingdom of heaven; a rich man …”

Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A.  Sep 13, 2026) Matthew 18:21-35 “… because his heart was stirred …”   It was at this time, after the persecutions, that Constantine won

Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A.  Sep 6, 2026) Matthew 18:15-20   “… at times bear gently, at times correct firmly…” “If any brother is found to be contumacious,

Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A.  Aug 30, 2026) Matthew 16:21-27 “Fixed on the Things of God.”

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