Monthly Archives: January 2017
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Sunday 5 A
Posted on January 28, 2017 by David Jackson in Reflections on Sunday GospelsOf Salt and Light To better understand Jesus saying to the disciples, “You are the Salt of the Earth,” we need to do some adjusting of our perceptions. Today we hear more of the negatives connected with too much Salt, high blood pressure, heart attacks, obesity. In Jesus time salt was looked on much […]
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Fourth Sunday of the Year A
Posted on January 21, 2017 by David Jackson in Reflections on Sunday GospelsThe attitude of the beatitudes. The challenge to live them. Today’s Gospel proclaims the beatitude teaching of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount. A new community is created here. This Sunday the first reading works toward showing us how much the spirit of the Hebrew Scriptures is present in the teachings of Jesus. […]
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3rd Sunday A
Posted on January 21, 2017 by David Jackson in Reflections on Sunday GospelsLearning from Meticulous Matthew The A cycle explores Matthew’s Gospel. The first section of the Gospel establishes what God has commissioned Jesus to do. The section we begin this Sunday indicates how Jesus carries out his mission to manifest God’s saving presence. (My commentaries on Matthew’s Gospel depend heavily on MATTHEW AND THE MARGINS by […]
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Holidays caught Pope Francis in a ‘damn the torpedoes!’ mood
Posted on January 14, 2017 by David Jackson in Reflections on Sunday GospelsFaced with opposition, leaders can try to find common ground with their foes, “reaching across the aisle,” or they can forge ahead, determined not to be slowed down. The holidays this year seemed to confirm that Pope Francis has chosen door number two. ROME – Faced with opposition, leaders generally have two broad choices. Either […]
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What will mysticism in the 21st century look like
Posted on January 12, 2017 by David Jackson in Reflections on Sunday GospelsClick on the link below: What will mysticism in the 21st century look like.
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2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time
Posted on January 12, 2017 by David Jackson in Reflections on Sunday Gospels2nd Sunday “A” Getting to know myself, getting to know Jesus is a process We began our church year with the season of Advent our preparation for Christmas. We then celebrated Christmas and the feasts which followed: Holy Family, Epiphany and the Baptism of Jesus. At this point we turn to ordinary time. […]
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EPIPHANY
Posted on January 6, 2017 by David Jackson in Reflections on Sunday GospelsGenuine seekers Introduction: Today’s First Reading says: “Your Light has come, the glory of the Lord shines upon you.” The Light of the Star guided the Wise Men, the Light shone on the angels, God wants to let his light shine on us. But in the midst of the guiding light of the Wise […]
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EPIPHANY:Witnessing the Divine
Posted on January 6, 2017 by David Jackson in Reflections on Sunday GospelsThe magi in art and literature Robin M. Jensen • 11/17/2015 “Witnessing the Divine” by Robin M. Jensen originally appeared in Bible Review, December 2001. The magi lend an exotic and mysterious air to the Christmas story. The sweet domesticity of mother and child and the bucolic atmosphere of shepherds and stable are disturbed […]
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An Important Key to who Pope Francis is.
Posted on January 5, 2017 by David Jackson in Reflections on Sunday GospelsPope Francis is a Jesuit (SJ). I’ve read four biographies of the pope but Mark Shriver’s book unlocks, what to me is a key to who Jorge Bergoglio is. I had read that the pope is an early riser, around 4:45 and that he prays his way to the preaching at the 7:00 a.m. Mass […]
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A contemporary message from Pope Francis
Posted on January 5, 2017 by David Jackson in Reflections on Sunday GospelsFrom the book Pilgrimage by Mark K. Shriver, p203 Pope Francis, Preached at the Te Deum Mass on May 25 when the new president Nestor Kirchner took office. The gospel reading told the story of the Good Samaritan. In his homily he told the audience, including the just sworn-in Kirchner, that “it becomes increasingly apparent […]
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