“This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like that which your ancestors ate, and they died. Those who eat this bread will live forever” (John 6.58). John’s gospel equates faith in Jesus with faith in Jesus’ signs. Eucharist is a performative sign, a commitment we live out, that we perform. Jesus isContinue reading “Gospel Reflection for June 11, 2023 – Blood and Body of Christ”
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Gospel Reflection for August 7, 2022 – 19th Sunday Ordinary Time
Do not live in fear, little flock. It has pleased your Father to give you the kingdom. Sell your possessions and give alms. Make investments that never depreciate; establish inexhaustible accounts for yourselves in the heavens. For wherever your treasure is, there your heart will be, too. Be dressed for hard work; keep your lampsContinue reading “Gospel Reflection for August 7, 2022 – 19th Sunday Ordinary Time”
Gospel Reflection for June 19, 2022 – Feast of the Blood and Body of Christ
Sunday Readings: Sunday Readings: Genesis 14.18-20, 1 Corinthians 11.23-26, Luke 9.11-17 Jesus spoke to the crowds of the reign of God, and he healed all who were in need of healing. As sunset approached, the twelve came to him and said, “Dismiss the crowd so that they can go into the villages and farms inContinue reading “Gospel Reflection for June 19, 2022 – Feast of the Blood and Body of Christ”
Gospel Reflection for August 22, 2021 – 21st Sunday Ordinary Time
Sunday Readings: Joshua 23.1-2, 15-17, 18; Ephesians 5.21-32; John 6.60-69 Many of Jesus’ disciples turned back and no longer went about with him. Jesus then said to the Twelve, “Do you also want to leave?” But Simon Peter said, “Master, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and areContinue reading “Gospel Reflection for August 22, 2021 – 21st Sunday Ordinary Time”
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”
Tiny Retreat: The Feast of Corpus Christi
In honor of the Feast of Corpus Christi, the Body and Blood of Christ, we offer you a tiny retreat based on the feast’s Gospel. This retreat is especially for those on our email list who do not get Sunday by Sunday. Please feel free to pass the retreat on to a friend. To begin placeContinue reading “Tiny Retreat: The Feast of Corpus Christi”
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 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 June 18, 2017, Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ
Scripture Readings: Deuteronomy 8.2-3, 14-16; 1 Corinthians 10.16-17; John 6.51-58 “Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them.” – John 6.56 We misunderstand Jesus if we think the eating bread and drinking wine that Christians do is cannibalism. However, Jesus did choose eating and drinking as theContinue reading “Gospel Reflection for June 18, 2017, Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ”
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