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Sunday Gospel Reflections

Sunday Gospel reflections: What does God look like?

Living with Christ Sep 13, 2019 0

The conviction that the God of Jesus is a loving and merciful God is very powerful in Sunday’s Gospel, featuring three parables to illustrate that conviction. Through the images of a man leaving the 99 sheep to find the lost one, a woman…

Sunday Gospel Reflections

Sunday Gospel reflections: Time to set priorities

Living with Christ Sep 6, 2019 0

I recently chatted with a young woman who had just completed a gruelling music examination. She spoke of the long hours she spent alone in a soundproof room, doing scales and practicing her repertoire over and over, thinking often about the…

Sunday Gospel Reflections

Sunday Gospel reflections: When Jesus invites us to dinner …

Living with Christ Aug 29, 2019 0

The wedding banquet is one of Jesus’ favorite images for describing the kingdom of God. Humility is a key virtue for being part of that kingdom. In Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus and his disciples have been invited to a Sabbath dinner. Observing…

Sunday Gospel Reflections

Sunday Gospel reflections: Finding a place at the table

Living with Christ Aug 23, 2019 0

How many will be saved and will I be among them? The future can be uncertain; all of us look for a helping hand at times. In government, business, even the Church, we sometimes depend on who we know in order to get what we want — to be…

Sunday Gospel Reflections

Sunday Gospel reflections: The Gospel spirit of fire

Living with Christ Aug 16, 2019 0

Authentic biblical prophets received a divine call to be messengers and interpreters of the Word of God. Fundamental to their mission was obedience to God’s Word. This Sunday we encounter the prophet Jeremiah, an outspoken and relentless…

Sunday Gospel Reflections

Gospel reflection: Sing with Mary!

Living with Christ Aug 14, 2019 0

Luke’s Gospel today (for Mass during the day) beckons us to follow Mary as she eagerly sets out to the beautiful hill country of Judea in service of her cousin Elizabeth. Expectant mothers, both women are filled with the Holy Spirit as they…

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Sunday Gospel reflections: Like God, real faith can’t be tamed

Living with Christ Aug 9, 2019 0

The word “faith” pops up throughout our readings this weekend like daisies in the fields. It is one of those words we use all the time. When we have been regular participants in the life of the Church, it’s common to find ourselves taking…

Sunday Gospel Reflections

Sunday Gospel reflections: Being greedy for God

Living with Christ Aug 2, 2019 0

Throughout time, people have struggled with greed and hoarding. Plato said that the one with many needs is poor; the one with few needs is rich. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn cautioned that we prove our greatness not by the number of our…

Sunday Gospel Reflections

Sunday Gospel reflections: Why we pray

Living with Christ Jul 26, 2019 0

Our daughter’s birth had been difficult. The struggle to bring her to light had utterly exhausted my wife. As I held my wife’s hand, my focus fixed on the table adjacent to the birthing bed. The nurses and doctors were bent over our newborn…

Sunday Gospel Reflections

Sunday Gospel reflections: Welcoming the Lord

Living with Christ Jul 18, 2019 0

For those of us gifted with the resources to be hospitable, entertaining is a gratifying activity, especially when we are welcoming famous or beloved guests. In the readings for this Sunday, Abraham of Ur and Martha of Bethany both exercise…

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