Gospel Reflections 
Do We Believe?
Jesus said to him, “Have you come to believe because you have seen me?r Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.” – John 20:29 Faith. Faith is a gift. A gift from God. We do not earn it. We receive it whether or not we deserve it. We may not have seen… Read More ›
Jesus Calls Us
Jesus said to them, “Come, have breakfast.” And none of the disciples dared to ask him, “Who are you?” because they realized it was the Lord. – John 21:12 The more time we spend with Jesus, the more we recognize Him in our everyday life. Like any relationship we have, we can only know Jesus… Read More ›
Holy Saturday
“Then they went away quickly from the tomb, fearful yet overjoyed, and ran to announce this to his disciples.” – Matthew 28:8 Fear. It is mentioned several times in this gospel passage. The angel said – “Do not be afraid.” The guards were shaken with fear of Him. The disciples were fearful but overjoyed. And… Read More ›
Good Friday
When Jesus had taken the wine, he said, “It is finished.” And bowing his head, he handed over the spirit. – John 19:30 It is now the early morning of Holy Saturday. I have been reflecting all day on Good Friday. Here we all are, in the middle of this pandemic, living in what we… Read More ›
Jesus Loves
He loved his own in the world and he loved them to the end. – John 13:1 Jesus loved His own and loved them to the end. I wonder how I would have felt if Jesus came to wash my feet. Probably unworthy. Uncomfortable. Peter did not want Jesus to wash his feet. I can… Read More ›
Jesus and Peter
Peter said to him, “Master, why can’t I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.” – Mt 13:37 Peter, Peter, Peter. We all know, of course, that Peter will deny Jesus three times. But we still love him, because many of us are a lot like him. I would like to… Read More ›
Belonging to Jesus
He said to them, “You belong to what is below, I belong to what is above. You belong to this world, but I do not belong to this world.” – John 8:23 If we are only concerned about this world, this life, then are we not preparing for the life to come? Are we not… Read More ›
God Our Father
“I know him, because I am from him, and he sent me.” – John 7:29 Jesus says he knows the Father because he is from the Father. God is our Father. Do we know Him? Are we aware of His presence in our lives? Where has God sent us? How did we respond? So many questions…. Read More ›
Listen to Him
While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud cast a shadow over them, then from the cloud came a voice that said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.” – Matthew 17:5 This is my beloved Son. Listen to him. Early in our personal prayer life, we… Read More ›
Take Up Our Cross
Then he said to all, “If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily – and follow me.” – Luke 9:23 Seems like a no-brainer. I mean, if we want to follow Jesus, if we want to go to heaven and live forever with Jesus, then we… Read More ›
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