Monthly Archives: February 2018
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2nd Sunday of Lent
Posted on February 23, 2018 by David Jackson in Reflections on Sunday GospelsLent 2B No Glory sharing without cross bearing. The first reading of this second Sunday of Lent speaks of the covenant that God renews with Abraham. The Gospel tells of the Transfiguration of Jesus. But we notice that Abraham is first tested by God. In Mark’s Gospel just previous to the Transfiguration scene Jesus predicts […]
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Ash Wednesday
Posted on February 14, 2018 by David Jackson in Reflections on Sunday GospelsASH WEDNESDAY (BY CATHOLIC WOMEN PREACH) KAREN GARGAMELLI-MCCREIGHT When I was a kid in the 80’s in our Catholic Grammar School we learned a very simple but very apt song to about recycling: re-re-re-re-re-recycle, re-re-re-re-re-reuse it. The prefix “re” means “again”. … “Again, again, again, the cycle” … “again, again, again use it” The readings—just like […]
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A Short History of Lent
Posted on February 14, 2018 by David Jackson in Reflections on Sunday GospelsAuthor: Norman Tanner SJ Category: Saints and seasons, Church and Papacy As we each find our own ways to mark the season of Lent, we follow in the footsteps of centuries of Christians who have spent time preparing to celebrate the resurrection of Christ. How did the Church’s understanding of the forty days of Lent […]
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First Lent B
Posted on February 14, 2018 by David Jackson in Reflections on Sunday GospelsRainbow good news. Introduction: This Lent the first readings speak of covenants between God and God’s people. We have the following covenants: Noah, Abraham, Moses, Cyrus and Jeremiah. We will be focusing on these covenants in a special way this Lent. The Gospels for the first two Sundays of Lent center on Jesus’ temptation […]
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6th Sunday of Ordinary Time audio
Posted on February 11, 2018 by David Jackson in Reflections on Sunday GospelsI’ve been listening to these audio recordings from 1994 by Fr. Healy for some time now. But this one though long (31.39 minutes) is so worth listening to. Last Thursday while serving at our Soup Kitchen, Fred Dabrowski, Felix and Jane Kryzanowski and I were sharing about this Gospel. So much of what we discussed […]
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6th Sunday of Ordinary Time (B)
Posted on February 11, 2018 by David Jackson in Reflections on Sunday GospelsBoundary breaking healing. Introduction: Both the First Reading and the Gospel speak about Leprosy. The first reading gives teaching on how lepers are to be treated. The people of Jesus time treated lepers in this way. In the Gospel we get a very different treatment of a leper by Jesus. Homily: Some time back the […]
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5th Sunday of Ordinary Time (B)
Posted on February 5, 2018 by David Jackson in Reflections on Sunday GospelsGod isn’t finished with me yet. Today’s first reading was from the book of Job. For many of us that book is not too familiar. It is a long book and a bit complicated at times. We have heard of Job and know that he suffered much. We also have probably heard the expression, […]
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