“I want to write a longer piece about those bishops who seek to keep some from the table of Christ, but for now I will say this: it is not your table (nor mine). Bishops, priests, etc. are neither the hosts nor the bouncers nor the ones who wrote the guest list. The Eucharist isContinue reading “Bishops and Communion”
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Gospel Reflection for June 6, 2021 – Body and Blood of Christ
Sunday Readings: Exodus 24.3-8; Hebrews 9.11-15; Mark 14.12-16, 22-26 A colleague who helps primary children prepare for First Communion has a wonderful way to help them understand at their level what eating and drinking Jesus’ body and blood is about. She tells them how much she liked chocolate chip cookies when she was a child likeContinue reading “Gospel Reflection for June 6, 2021 – Body and Blood of Christ”
Gospel Reflection for March 28, 2021 – Palm/Passion Sunday
Scripture Readings: Mark 11.1-10; Isaiah 50.4-7; Philippians 2.6-11; Mark 14.1-15.47 “Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.” – Mark 11.9 “When it was noon, a darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. At three o’clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?”Continue reading “Gospel Reflection for March 28, 2021 – Palm/Passion Sunday”
Gospel Reflection for June 23, 2019, Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ
Scripture Readings: Genesis 14:18-20; 1 Corinthians 11.23-26; Luke 9.11-17 “Then taking the five loaves and the two fishes, Jesus raised his eyes to heaven, pronounced a blessing over them, broke them, and gave them to his disciples for distribution to the crowd.” – Luke 9.16 When we gather at Eucharist, we remember Jesus’ giving his wholeContinue reading “Gospel Reflection for June 23, 2019, Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ”
Gospel Reflection for October 21, 2018, 29th Sunday Ordinary Time
Sunday Readings: Isaiah 53.10-11; Hebrews 4.14-16; Mark 10.35-44 Jesus says to James and John, who ask to sit at his right and left hand in his kingdom, “You do not know what your are asking. Are you able to drink the cup I will drink?” – Mark 10.38 It’s ironic that James and John answer Jesus’ question,Continue reading “Gospel Reflection for October 21, 2018, 29th Sunday Ordinary Time”
Gospel Reflection for August 26, 2018, 21st Sunday Ordinary Time
Sunday Readings: Joshua 24.1-2, 15-17, 18; Ephesians 5.21-32; john 6.60-69 “The words I have spoken are spirit and life. But there are some among you who do not believe,” Jesus says. Many of his disciples turned back and no longer went about with him. Jesus said the the twelve: “Do you also want to leave?” SimonContinue reading “Gospel Reflection for August 26, 2018, 21st Sunday Ordinary Time”
Gospel Reflection for August 18, 2018, 20th Sunday Ordinary Time
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 9.1-6; Ephesians 5.15-20; John 6.56-57 “Those who eat this bread and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them. Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever eats me will live because of me. The one who eats this bread will live forever.”Continue reading “Gospel Reflection for August 18, 2018, 20th Sunday Ordinary Time”
Gospel Reflection for October 23, 2016, 30th Sunday Ordinary Time
Scripture Readings: Wisdom 11.22–12.2; 2 Thessalonians 1.11–2.2; Luke 19.1-10 “When he reached the sycamore tree, Jesus looked up and said, ‘Zacchaeus, hurry down, I must stay at your house today.’” – Luke 19.5 The tax collector Zacchaeus climbs a tree to see Jesus. He is a seeker. When Jesus notices him in the tree, heContinue reading “Gospel Reflection for October 23, 2016, 30th Sunday Ordinary Time”
Gospel Reflection for May 29, 2016, Blood and Body of Christ
Sunday Readings: Genesis 14.18-20; 1 Corinthians 11.23-26; Luke 9.11-17 “Why don’t you give them something to eat yourselves?” (Luke 9.13) When shared the food Jesus gives multiplies, just as love and forgiveness do. Jesus’ teaching nourishes. We hear and make his word our own in living it. We become what we eat in sharing theContinue reading “Gospel Reflection for May 29, 2016, Blood and Body of Christ”
Gospel Reflection for October 18, 2015, 29th Sunday Ordinary Time
Sunday Readings: Isaiah 53.10-11; Hebrews 3.14-16; Mark 10.35-45 “Can you drink the cup that I drink?” (Mark 10.38) “We can,” James and John respond to Jesus’ question in Sunday’s gospel. The irony of their brash response is that they do the opposite. They forsake Jesus when he gets arrested and flee with all of Jesus’Continue reading “Gospel Reflection for October 18, 2015, 29th Sunday Ordinary Time”
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