Author: Phrogge

In the Gospel Story for the Third Sunday of the Year (Mat 4:12-23)  Jesus begins his ministry and invites people to follow him. This is how the majority report sees…

The Gospel Story for today (John 1:29-34) is John pointing out Jesus, “the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world”. This happens as Jesus is beginning…

The Gospel Story for today’s Feast of the Baptism of the Lord is (Matthew 3:13-17). Is Jesus being baptized by John. The majority opinion sees this as a story about…

The Gospel Story for the Feast of Epiphany (Matthew 2:1-12) is the Magi following the star that eventually leads them to the newborn Jesus. It is good to remember that…

Today we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family. It is important not to paint the Holy Family with nice pastel colors and portray them as ideal in every way.…

The Gospel Story for the 4th Sunday of Advent (Matthew 1:18-24) is Joseph being asked a dream to take Mary as his wife in spite of the fact that she…

The Gospel for the Third Sunday of Advent (Matthew 11:2-11) is Jesus responding to John’s request from jail, "Are you the one who is to come, or should we look…

Today’s Gospel Story for the Second Sunday of Advent (Matthew 3:1-12) reminds us, “Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths”. John is urging the people to prepare…

Today’s Gospel Story (Matthew 24:37-44) alludes to Christ’s Second Coming at the end of time. The majority report sees it as a reminder that this can happen at any time,…

Today’s Feast of Christ the King reminds us that, while we have responsibilities to our civil government, our basic responsibility is to Abba who creates us and the entire cosmos.…