Gospel Reflection on Matthew 22:34-40
October 25, 2026 But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sad′ducees, they came together. And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, to test him. "Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?" And he said to him, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depe
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Gospel Reflection on Matthew 22:15-21
October 18, 2026 Then the Pharisees went and took counsel how to entangle him in his talk. And they sent their disciples to him, along with the Hero′di-ans, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are true, and teach the way of God truthfully, and care for no man; for you do not regard the position of men. Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?" But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, "Why put me to the test, you hypocrites? Show me the money f
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Gospel Reflection on Matthew 22:1-14
October 11, 2026 And again Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying, "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a marriage feast for his son, and sent his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage feast; but they would not come. Again he sent other servants, saying, 'Tell those who are invited, Behold, I have made ready my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves are killed, and everything is ready; come to the marriage feast.' But they made light of it a
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Praying with icons - October 4, 2026
Icon of St. Francis Altarpiece Saint Francis is often pictured in bare feet, as we see in this painting. This is more than just a nice pastoral way of presenting his love for creation. What Francis knew and lived was that matter is the hiding place for spirit. Hidden in creation, the spirit is always offering itself to be discovered again. Francis knew that the beyond was not really beyond in the sense of 'out there', 'up there', 'after death', but hidden in the depths of her
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Gospel Reflection on Matthew 21:33-43
October 4, 2026 "Hear another parable. There was a householder who planted a vineyard, and set a hedge around it, and dug a wine press in it, and built a tower, and let it out to tenants, and went into another country. When the season of fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants, to get his fruit; and the tenants took his servants and beat one, killed another, and stoned another. Again he sent other servants, more than the first; and they did the same to them. Afte
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Gospel Reflection on Matthew 21:28-32
September 27, 2026 ““What do you think? A man had two sons; and he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’ And he answered, ‘I will not’; but afterward he repented and went. And he went to the second and said the same; and he answered, ‘I go, sir,’ but did not go. Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Truly, I say to you, the tax collectors and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
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