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May 13, 2012
Sixth Sunday of Easter John 15:9-17 Gospel Summary This gospel passage is filled with beautiful statements about the ever popular subject of love. Jesus tells
May 6, 2012
Fifth Sunday of Easter John 15:1-8 Gospel Summary In this passage from the Last Supper Discourse (13:31-17:26), Jesus reveals to his disciples and to us
April 29, 2012
Fourth Sunday of Easter John 10:11-18 Gospel Summary In our largely urban society we tend to glamorize sheep herding. In fact, and especially in Jesus’
April 22, 2012
Third Sunday of Easter Luke 24:35-48 Gospel Summary On that first Easter Sunday of the Lord’s Resurrection, two disciples return to Jerusalem from their journey
April 15, 2012
Second Sunday of Easter John 20: 19-31 Gospel Summary The first thing that we notice in today’s gospel is the amazing effect of that the
April 8, 2012
Easter Sunday John 20:1-9 Gospel Summary John’s gospel ends as it began, with the question: where does Jesus dwell? Immediately after his baptism by John
April 1, 2012
Passion Sunday Mark 14:1-15:47 Gospel Summary For us Christians, the story of the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Jesus represents the climax, not just of
March 25, 2012
Fifth Sunday of Lent John 12:20-33 Gospel Summary Some Greeks who had come to Jerusalem for the Passover feast say to Philip, “Sir, we would
March 18, 2012
Fourth Sunday of Lent John 3:14-21 Gospel Summary In today’s gospel selection, Jesus continues his discussion with Nicodemus on the subject of baptism. It is
March 11, 2012
Third Sunday of Lent John 2:13-25 Gospel Summary Since the Passover was near, Jesus goes up to Jerusalem to celebrate the festival with his fellow
March 4, 2012
Second Sunday of Lent Mark 9:2-10 Gospel Summary Today’s gospel brings us a story about the illumination of Jesus on a mountaintop in the presence
February 26, 2012
First Sunday of Lent Mark 1:12-15, Cycle B Gospel Summary The Spirit drives Jesus into the wilderness where he is tempted by Satan. We should
February 19, 2012
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 2:1-12, Cycle B Gospel Summary This Sunday’s gospel passage recounts the story of Jesus’ cure of a paralytic. We
February 12, 2012
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 1:40-45, Cycle B Gospel Summary This passage continues the narrative of Jesus’ mission immediately following his baptism in the
February 5, 2012
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 1:29-39, Cycle B Gospel Summary In Mark’s gospel, Jesus is presented as one who acts rather than as one
January 29, 2012
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 1: 21-28 Cycle B Gospel Summary Jesus goes to the synagogue in Capernaum with four of his disciples where
January 22, 2012
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 1:14-20 Cycle B Gospel Summary Today’s gospel tells us that Jesus went to Galilee to begin his messianic ministry.
January 15, 2012
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time John 1: 35-42 Year B Gospel Summary John the Baptist, standing with two of his disciples, upon seeing Jesus exclaims,
January 8, 2012
Epiphany Matthew 2: 1-12, Year B Gospel Summary The Epiphany gospel is a continuation of the Christmas story in Matthew’s prologue to his gospel (chapters
January 1, 2012
Octave Day of Christmas Luke 2:16-21, Year B Gospel Summary Today’s gospel text suffers somewhat from being removed from its biblical context. We are told