Sunday’s Gospel Message and Us in 280 or Less: Gospel for Pentecost Sunday (Year B) [May 19, 2024]
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Above is the image of the post for my Sunday’s Gospel Message and Us in 280 or Less on my extension on X (280 character limit) and then shared on my FB for this Sunday’s Gospel reading for Pentecost Sunday (Year B) [May 19, 2024]. Jn 15:26-27; 16:12-15 (Gospel Option B) Jesus said to his disciples:“When the Advocate comes…
Ascension: The Echo of Easter Light in the Darkness
The following meditation is based off the readings for the Solemnity of the Ascension (Year B 2024). Meditation continues below Scripture selections: In the first book, Theophilus, I dealt with all that Jesus did and taught until the day he was taken up, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he…
Sunday’s Gospel Message and Us in 280 or Less: Gospel for Ascension Sunday [For most US dioceses] (Year B) [May 12, 2024]
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Above is the image of the post for my Sunday’s Gospel Message and Us in 280 or Less on my extension on X (280 character limit) and then shared on my FB for this Sunday’s Gospel reading for the 6th Sunday of Easter (Year B) [May 5, 2024]. Mk 16:15-20 Jesus said to his disciples:“Go into the whole worldand…
Sunday’s Gospel Message and Us in 280 or Less: Gospel for 6th Sunday of Easter (Year B) [May 5, 2024]
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Above is the image of the post for my Sunday’s Gospel Message and Us in 280 or Less on my extension on X (280 character limit) and then shared on my FB for this Sunday’s Gospel reading for the 6th Sunday of Easter (Year B) [May 5, 2024]. Jn 15:9-17 Jesus said to his disciples:“As the Father loves me,…
“Let Them Have Dominion”: The Great Work of St. Joseph and Men – Reflection on Genesis 1:26-2:3 and St. Joseph the Worker
The following is the translation in English of a talk I originally gave in Spanish for the meeting of a parish men’s group named Pescadores de Hombres [“Fishers of Men”] on the occasion of the Memorial of St. Joseph the Worker on May 1, 2024. God said:“Let us make man in our image, after our…
Sunday’s Gospel Message and Us in 280 or Less: Gospel for 5th Sunday of Easter (Year B) [April 28, 2024]
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Above is the image of the post for my Sunday’s Gospel Message and Us in 280 or Less on my extension on X (280 character limit) and then shared on my FB for this Sunday’s Gospel reading for 5th Sunday of Easter (Year B) [April 28, 2024] Jn 15:1-8 Jesus said to his disciples:“I am…
Don’t Go Fishing Just Yet: Easter Reflection on The Risen Jesus’s Appearance to His Disciples at the Sea of Tiberias in John 21:1-14
Jesus revealed himself again to his disciples at the Sea of Tiberias. He revealed himself in this way. Together were Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, Zebedee’s sons, and two others of his disciples. Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We also will come…
Sunday’s Gospel Message and Us in 280 or Less: Gospel for 4th Sunday of Easter (Year B) [April 21, 2024]
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Above is the image of the post for my Sunday’s Gospel Message and Us in 280 or Less on my extension on X (280 character limit) and then shared on my FB for this Sunday’s Gospel reading for 4th Sunday of Easter (Year B) [April 21, 2024] Jn 10:11-18 Jesus said:“I am the good shepherd.A…
Sunday’s Gospel Message and Us in 280 or Less: Gospel for 3rd Sunday of Easter (Year B) [April 14, 2024]
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Above is the image of the post for my Sunday’s Gospel Message and Us in 280 or Less on my extension on X (280 character limit) and then shared on my FB for this Sunday’s Gospel reading for 3rd Sunday of Easter (Year B) [April 14, 2024] Lk 24:35-48 The two disciples recounted what had…
The Names God Takes Away: Reflection on God Changing Abram’s Name to Abraham in Gen. 17:3-9
When Abram prostrated himself, God spoke to him: “My covenant with you is this: you are to become the father of a host of nations. No longer shall you be called Abram; your name shall be Abraham, for I am making you the father of a host of nations. I will render you exceedingly fertile;…