Today as we begin Holy Week, Anne O’Brien, our Director of Mission, reads from the Gospel of John (12: 1-11) in which Mary of Bethany anoints the feet of Jesus with nard, a costly perfume. Anne says, in today’s Gospel these powerful words, ‘You will not always have me…’, of Jesus are a [...]
Today, Tony Worner, Leader of Formation, reads from the Gospel of John (11: 45-46) in which the opponents of Jesus begin to plot against him. Next week we begin Holy Week. Tony says in reading today’s Gospel, it jumps the first part of Chapter 11, the raising of Lazarus, which we hear on [...]
Today, Tony Worner, Leader of Formation, reads from the Gospel of John (10:31-42) in which Jesus tells those opposed to him, ‘If I am not doing my Father’s work there is no need to believe me but if I am doing it, then even if you refuse to believe me, at lease believe [...]
Today, Tony Worner, Leader of Formation, reads from John’s Gospel (8: 51-59) in which Jesus says, “If I were to seek my own glory that would be no glory at all. My glory is conferred by the Father’. Tony notes this scene occurs at the very end of Chapter 8 and is the culmination [...]
Today, Tony Worner, Leader of Formation, reads from John’s Gospel (8: 31-42) in which Jesus says to the Jews who believed in him, ‘If you make my word your home, you will indeed be my disciples, you will learn the truth, and the truth will make you free.’ Tony says this passage continues [...]
For the next two weeks, Anne O’Brien, Leader of Mission, and Tony Worner, Leader of Formation, will fill in for Fr Paul to present our Gospel Reflections.Today, Tony reads from the Gospel of John (8: 21-30) in which Jesus tells the Jews ‘I am going away, you will look for me, and you [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (8: 12-20) in which the Pharisees question the testimony of Jesus when he tells the people, “I am the light of the world; anyone who follows me will not be walking in the dark, but will have the light of life.”Fr Paul says, like last [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (7: 40-52) in which people could not agree who Jesus was, a prophet or the Messiah.Fr Paul says, today is a real example of just how stubborn the opponents of Jesus are. You can really sense the anger and you can listen to the sarcasm [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (7: 1-2, 10, 25-30) which tells of Jesus’s visit to the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles.In this Gospel, Fr Paul says, we hear Jesus goes quite privately to Jerusalem for the Feast of Tabernacles. Fr Paul says this feast, even to this day, is still about [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (5: 31-47) in which Jesus talks about those who bear witness to him. Fr Paul says today’s Gospel continues the confrontation of Jesus and the Jewish leaders of the Temple. Today, Jesus cites the testimonies that bear witness to who he really is. In fact, Jesus [...]