Monthly Archives: August 2017

• 22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time A

  Posted on August 28, 2017 by David Jackson in Reflections on Sunday Gospels

  Introduction: In today’s readings we hear of two men, Jeremiah and Peter who are struggling with difficult parts of being a follower of God.. The Gospel reading is a contrasting balance with the Peter of last Sunday’s Gospel who professes Jesus as: You are the Christ the Son of the living God.  Jesus then designated […]

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• 21st A

  Posted on August 28, 2017 by David Jackson in Reflections on Sunday Gospels

  Acknowledge with your Life (from FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF JESUS by Jose A Pagola “Who do you say that I am?” All the synoptic writers reported on this question that Jesus asked his disciples in the region of Caesarea Philippi.  It was very important for the early Christians to remember again and again whom […]

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• 19th Sunday of Ordinary Time A

  Posted on August 7, 2017 by David Jackson in Reflections on Sunday Gospels

  Like Peter, up and down toward Jesus.   INTRODUCTION:  Today we hear two contrasting images of God coming to people.  In the first reading we hear of God coming to Elijah not in the wind, earthquake or fire.  God comes in the tiny whispering sound.  In the Gospel we hear the account of Jesus coming […]

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  Transfiguration

  Posted on August 7, 2017 by David Jackson in Reflections on Sunday Gospels

  The Gospel writers Matthew, Mark and Luke each included the event of the Transfiguration in their Gospel. Each of these three Evangelists personalizes their account.  I will explore this a bit later in the commentary.     The Transfiguration event has a prominent place in our present Catholic Lectionary.  Each year the Second Sunday of Lent features […]

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