Monthly Archives: June 2018
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13 B
Posted on June 24, 2018 by David Jackson in Reflections on Sunday GospelsToday’s Gospel has a number of people in it. The two principal characters are Jairus and an unnamed (anonymous) woman “afflicted with hemorrhages for twelve years”. Other people are the disciples, the crowd, the people from the synagogue, the mourners making a commotion in Jairus’ house. The Gospel writer Mark is at pains to establish a […]
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SOLEMNITY OF THE NATIVITY OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST
Posted on June 18, 2018 by David Jackson in Reflections on Sunday GospelsThe feast if the birth of John the Baptist is important enough to dislodge the observance of the 12th Sunday of Ordinary time. There are many ways to approach the Scriptures selected for this observance. Writing in Catholic Women Preach Elizabeth M Stewart identifies with an experience of Elizabeth in the passage from Luke’s Gospel. “However she may […]
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11 B Sunday Gospel
Posted on June 18, 2018 by David Jackson in Reflections on Sunday GospelsToday’s Gospel passage takes up the Jesus story after Jesus has been involved in public engagement (calling disciples, exorcisms and other miracles). Jesus follows a certain rhythm of public engagement followed by private withdrawal. The two parables chosen for this Sunday are the 2nd and 3rd of three parables. The first parable, in this series of three, is the […]
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The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
Posted on June 2, 2018 by David Jackson in Reflections on Sunday GospelsSociological studies point out with hard facts that Christians in Western countries are giving up Sunday Mass. The structure that the celebration of Mass has acquired over the centuries is no longer capable of nourishing the faith of people or bringing them to bond with the community of Jesus. The surprising thing is that we are […]
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