Jesus said to Nicodemus, “God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world but so the world might be saved through him.” John 3.17 Jesus’ mission is not to condemn the world but to save it. He calls us who believe in him to do likewise. Like Nicodemus, we find thisContinue reading “Gospel Reflection for March 18th, 4th Sunday in Lent”
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Gospel Reflection for March 11, 3rd Sunday of Lent
In the temple Jesus found people selling oxen, sheep, and doves, and money changers sitting at tables. Jesus made a whip of cords and drove them all out of the temple—sheep, oxen, money changers. He poured out their money and overturned their tables. He spoke to those selling doves, “Take these doves out of here.Continue reading “Gospel Reflection for March 11, 3rd Sunday of Lent”
A Gospel Reflection for March 4, Second Sunday of Lent
As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus gave them an order, “Tell no one what you have seen until the Son of man has risen from the dead.” Mark 9.9 Sunday’s gospel tells the story of Jesus’ transfiguration. Shortly before he leads Peter, James, and John up the mountain, Jesus makes his disciples awareContinue reading “A Gospel Reflection for March 4, Second Sunday of Lent”
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