“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 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 August 16, 2015, 20th Sunday Ordinary Time
Sunday Readings: Proverbs 9.6-1; Ephesians 5.15-20; John 6.51-58 “The one who eats this bread will live forever.” (John 6.58) What kind of food do you crave? Chocolate? Popcorn? Anything salty, greasy, fried? What if there is a good that we can have a real relationship with? What if it’s a food we can not onlyContinue reading “Gospel Reflection for August 16, 2015, 20th Sunday Ordinary Time”
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