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Today’s Gospel Story (Matthew 13:24-43) a long one. It shows Jesus telling several parables dealing with the growth of elements of nature that the people would be familiar with -…

In today’s Gospel Story (Matthew 13:1-23) Jesus tells the well-known Parable of the Sower, the Seed, and the Soil. The majority report in general sees it as a reminder of…

In today’s Gospel Story (Matthew 11:25-30) Jesus talks about Abba hiding things from the learned and clever and revealing them to “little ones”. When we prayerfully open ourselves to Jesus…

In today’s Gospel Story (Matthew 10:37-42) Jesus is teaching his disciples how he wants them to live, and he is using extreme terms to help them understand the importance of…

In today’s Gospel Story (Matthew 10:26-33) Jesus in various ways is talking to his disciples about fear, telling him that as they follow his way of living they may annoy…

Today’s Gospel Story for the Feast of Trinity Sunday (3:16-18) reminds us that God loves the world. Most of us were taught that Trinity - Three Persons One God -…

Today’s Scripture Stories for the feast of Pentecost tell of two occasions where Jesus and the Spirit came to the disciples. The majority report sees these events as the founding…

Some thoughts on my 60th anniversary of ordination. When I was ordained on May 21 1966, I was definitely excited. I was going to save the world. I had absolutely…

Today’s Gospel Story for the Feast of the Ascension (Matthew 28:16-20) tells of Jesus sending his apostles out to make disciples of all nations, and reminding them that he will…

In today’s reading from the Gospel of John (14:15-21) Jesus talks about God, Abba, in our life, along with Jesus and the Spirit, and lays out an important connection with…