Reflection

The Vineyard belongs to all of us 

In our Gospel this weekend we are drawn further into what's happening in the Vineyard of the Lord. Jesus is in the last week of…

May We Walk the Walk – Talk the Talk

There is no question about it, Jesus was a great storyteller. Whenever he could, he would tell the people a parable. A parable is a…

Forgiveness

In our Gospel this weekend, which directly follows from last week’s gospel, Jesus repeats that we not condemn anyone.  No one is beyond God’s mercy.…

Embracing Suffering

In the gospel this weekend Jesus lays it out plainly to his disciples: suffering is on the horizon. It’s a tough pill to swallow. Suffering…

Throw it all to the Dogs

In the Gospel this weekend we see three accounts of Jesus. The first involves a Canaanite woman’s journey of faith. Second, she leaves her own…

Sink or Walk: Why Jesus Walked on Water

The disciples who were gathered in the boat see Jesus walking on the water and believe that they are seeing a ghost. The sight grips…

What to learn from feeding 5,000 people

Of all of Jesus’ many miracles, only the Resurrection and the feeding of the 5,000 are recorded in all four Gospels. Obviously, the Gospel writers considered…

What is the Kingdom of God Like?

Through last Sunday’s gospel, Jesus described the Kingdom of God in several different ways; the Kingdom of God us like a small mustard seed and…

Saint or Ain’t

I am reading the book, “A Man Called Ove.” Highly recommended. It’s great to be drawn into the action, the emotion, the spirit of a good…

Parable of the Sower and the Seed; Our Story Too 

All of us has had to deal with failure in some fashion, those areas where the best we’ve given to others comes up lacking, falling…