Reflections on the Gospel

Reflections on the Gospel

BEHOLD, I MAKE ALL THINGS NEW

5th Sunday of Easter, 2025 John 13:31-33a, 34-35   “I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘Behold, God’s dwelling is with the human race.  He will dwell with

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Reflections on the Gospel

KNOWING THE SHEPHERD

4th Sunday of Easter, 2025 John 10:27-30 “My sheep hear my voice; I know them and they follow me.”  (John 10:27)  All of us probably know at least part of

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Reflections on the Gospel

A GREAT PURPOSE

6th Sunday of Easter, 2025 John 14:23-29 “Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling

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Reflections on the Gospel

WEDDINGS

 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Yr C John 2:1-11 “There was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples were also

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Reflections on the Gospel

THE BREATH OF GOD

Pentecost (June 8, 2025) John 20:19-23 “…he breathed on them and said, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit.’”  (John 20:24b) “Jesus breathed on them and said, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit…’” Today we

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Reflections on the Gospel

FULFILLING THE PROMISE

Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord (June 1, 2025) Luke 24:46-53 “And behold I am sending the promise of my Father upon you; but stay in the city until you

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Pink blossoms on the branches of a tree in Arizona
Reflections on the Gospel

LEARN A LESSON FROM THE FIG TREE

November 17, 2024: A Reflection on the Gospel for the 33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time Mk 13:24-32 Learn a lesson from the fig tree. When its branch becomes tender and

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Reflections on the Gospel

HEIRS OF THE KINGDOM

September 8, 2024: A Reflection on the Gospel for the 23rd Sunday in OT, Yr B Mark 7:31-37 Did not God choose those who are poor in the world to

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Reflections on the Gospel

CHOSEN

July 14, 2024: A Reflection on the Gospel for the 15th Sunday in OT, Yr B Mark 6:7-13 In him we were also chosen, destined in accord with the purpose

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A doe with 3-week old twin fawns stands outside the monastery window.
Reflections on the Gospel

MYSTERY

A reflection for the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Yr B Mark 6:1-6 Jesus said to them, ‘A prophet is not without honor except in his native place and among

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