Author: Phrogge

Today’s Gospel Story (Luke 15:1-3, 11-32) is the very familiar Parable of the prodigal Son. The Psalm Verse is “Taste and see the goodness of the Lord”. The Psalm says…

Today’s Psalm reminds us “The Lord is kind and merciful”. The Gospel Verse calls us to “Repent, says the Lord; the kingdom of heaven is at hand”. And the Gospel…

Today’s Gospel Story (Luke 9:28b-36) is Jesus transfigured in the presence of some of his disciples. As usual, there are both the majority report, what the Story has traditionally been…

In today’s Gospel Story (Luke 4:1-13) Jesus is led by the Spirit into the desert for forty days. Here the Spirit leads him into the desert where he is tempted…

The Scriptures speak to us in the setting of whatever is going on in our life when we read or hear them. Today’s readings are no exception. The high levels…

It’s worthwhile to bear in mind that I “process” the gospel stories through what is going on in my life when I hear or read them. There is a lot…

Some thoughts from the “minority report” aspect of today’s Gospel Story (Luke 6:17, 20-26), what it seems to be saying to me. It is worth noting that the Story tells…

We process the Gospel Stories through whatever is going on in our life when we hear or read them. Today’s is no exception. This week Pope Francis sent a letter…

The Gospel Stories speak on many levels. There is a saying in scriptural theology that “all the Gospel Stories are true, and some of them even happened”. They are not…

As always, we “process” scripture readings through whatever is going on in our life when we hear or read them. Today’s readings for the Presentation of the Lord are no…