Sunday Reflection

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: What to do with the seed?

Jul 11, 2020

In the early part of the thirteenth century, Giovanni Franceso Bernardone was headed for a prosperous life as a cloth merchant in the Province of Umbria, Italy. He was also headed for a life of complete self-gratification.
Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time: A disturbing challenge

Jul 05, 2020

The reading from Zechariah recalls and helps us understand a symbolic action Jesus used when he wanted to correct people's misunderstanding of his messiahship. It seems that the main image of a Messiah in the minds of Jesus’ contemporaries was modeled after King David.
Thirteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time: Being Fully Alive

Jun 27, 2020

To be fully alive is to be alive both physically and spiritually, for we are spiritual beings as well as physical beings. Many people feel dead because they are dead. They live only for the physical and have sacrificed or refused to embrace their capacity for the spiritual.
The Twelfth Sunday of Ordinary Time: The Fear of the Lord

Jun 20, 2020

It was the beginning of the sixth century before Christ, about the year 590 BC. The Kingdom of Judah and its capital Jerusalem were terrified.
Solemnity of the Body and Blood of the Lord: Reverence for the Eucharist

Jun 14, 2020

Today’s celebration focuses on the Gift of the Last Supper, the Gift of the Eucharist. This feast is relatively new in the Church.
Solemnity of the Holy Trinity: Claimed in the Name of the Trinity

Jun 07, 2020

There are two cities relatively close to us here on the West Coast of Florida that have a tremendous historical significance, St Augustine, Florida and Savannah, Georgia. Each was the place where explorers landed and claimed the land for their King.
The Solemnity of Pentecost: We Are Church!

May 31, 2020

It was not a surprise. It did not come suddenly with the teaching of Jesus. The Hebrew Scriptures, the Old Testament referred to it continually.
Seventh Sunday of Easter: Between Ascension and Pentecost

May 24, 2020

This Sunday rounds out the seven Sundays of Easter, the season of the Church’s explicit celebration of the Resurrection and its meaning for Christian life.
Sixth Easter: God Hears Seventy-six Trombones

May 17, 2020

A number of years ago I received the great blessing of being asked to join one of our Jesu Caritas Groups. Jesu Caritas is a priest support group usually made up of five to seven members and meeting once a month for prayer, reflection on the month and mutual support.
Fifth Sunday of Easter: Seekers

May 10, 2020

Jesus prepared these rooms for us. May we prepare ourselves for Him.