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Sunday Gospel Reflections

Sunday Gospel reflections: Making vision of peace a reality

Living with Christ Nov 19, 2019 0

They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks (Isaiah 2:4). The prophet Isaiah wrote this verse in the eighth century B.C., a critical time in the Israelites’ history when they were being invaded by…

Sunday Gospel Reflections

Sunday Gospel reflections: What kind of king is Christ?

Living with Christ Nov 18, 2019 0

The Solemnity of Christ the King seems at times to be out of place in democratic societies. If a king is understood to be one who rules with absolute power, this image runs counter to what we consider the ideal government. The readings of…

Sunday Gospel Reflections

Sunday Gospel reflections: We can count on Christ’s help

Living with Christ Nov 15, 2019 0

It is not always easy to follow the Gospel, especially when many persons who seem to live only for themselves appear to be thriving. That’s one of the reasons why this Sunday’s Scripture encourages all of us to try to live justly and…

Sunday Gospel Reflections

Sunday Gospel reflections: God keeps promises

Living with Christ Nov 8, 2019 0

One thing that is both certain and uncertain is death. Its ambiguity creates a sense of anxiety and a desire to escape its grip at all costs. We fear death; we fear that we will be forgotten; we fear going to hell. We need to pause and…

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Sunday Gospel reflections: What does Christ have for us today?

Living with Christ Nov 1, 2019 0

He wasn’t planning to have guests over that day. He just wanted to see. He wanted to see who Jesus was. So he climbed a tree. Zacchaeus was probably about my height, but I’ve never come close to being able to climb a tree. Fortunately for…

Sunday Gospel Reflections

All Saints’ Day Gospel reflection: Living the Beatitudes

Living with Christ Oct 31, 2019 0

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 5:3). Sainthood can be easily dismissed as an impossible lifestyle far beyond our reach. After all, most of us do not wear sackcloth, pray 10 hours a day, start…

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Sunday Gospel reflections: It’s good news that we’re all sinners!

Living with Christ Oct 25, 2019 0

One of the most frequent objections I heard to the new translation of the Roman Missal concerned the re-insertion into the penitential act of the phrase “through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault.” “Who do they…

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Sunday Gospel reflections: Don’t be discouraged!

Living with Christ Oct 18, 2019 0

Every fall I cover and tie down with rope the outdoor furniture on our deck. One November day I watched with fascination as a small red squirrel pulled with all its might on one of the cords. Gnawing at it and bunching it up in its paws,…

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Sunday Gospel reflections: Love leads to action

Living with Christ Oct 11, 2019 0

Once, before we were married, my future wife fell seriously ill. We lived in an underdeveloped country then, during a vicious war. Medicines for civilians were hard to come by, and medical experts were few. I would have given anything to…

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Sunday Gospel reflections: God gives so many gifts!

Living with Christ Oct 4, 2019 0

Jesus often uses dramatic language to make a point, as he does in Sunday's Gospel: “We are unprofitable servants.” Servants! But we are God’s children! Yes, blessed and gifted, and also given responsibilities and held accountable. We must…

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