Author: Phrogge

In today’s Gospel Story (Mk 6:7-13) Jesus, sending his apostles out to share with others what they had learned with him, says “take nothing for the journey but a walking…

Today’s Gospel Story (Mk 6:1-6) has some very disturbing words: Jesus “could not do any miracles there, except lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them; He was…

Today’s Gospel Story (Mk 5:21-43) is really two stories about healing on several levels. Both stories show Jesus was very much involved in healing, and reached out to individuals who…

In today’s Gospel Story (Mark 4:35-41) Jesus calms a storm. It is important to remember that, while the Gospel Stories tell us of something that happened a long time ago,…

In today’s Gospel Story (Mk 4:26-34) Jesus says to the people, “This is how it is with the kingdom of God”. He goes on to talk about a seed being…

Even back when Jesus was with us his teachings were not popular with the “insiders”, people who felt comfortable and safe in their religious tradition. The poor and the outcast,…

The Feast of Corpus Christi celebrates our belief that Jesus is really and truly present in the Eucharist, and hence, in what we refer to as the Blessed Sacrament. The…

What follows are my own thoughts on what the Pentecost Gospel Story (John 20:19-23) is saying to me today at this point on my journey, a personal thing. Nothing more,…

What follows are my own thoughts on what the Ascension Gospel Story is saying to me today on my journey, a personal thing. Nothing more, nothing less. It’s not about…

In today’s Gospel Story (John 15:9-17) Jesus says, “This is my commandment: love one another as I love you”. We we hear the word “commandment” we tend to think of…