The Gospel of Matthew 14:22-33 Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, but by this time the boat,Continue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 14:22-33 Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost August 9, 2026”
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Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 14:13-21 Tenth Sunday after Pentecost August 2, 2026
The Gospel of Matthew 14:13-21 Jesus withdrew in a boat to a deserted place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. When he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them and cured their sick. When it was evening, the disciplesContinue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 14:13-21 Tenth Sunday after Pentecost August 2, 2026”
Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 13:31-33,44-52 Ninth Sunday after Pentecost July 26, 2026
The Gospel of Matthew 13:31-33,44-52 Jesus put before the crowds another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field; it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that theContinue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 13:31-33,44-52 Ninth Sunday after Pentecost July 26, 2026”
Why Jesus used Parables
A parable is a short story that uses everyday situations to teach a moral or spiritual lesson. The power of a parable lies in its simplicity on the surface and its depth beneath it: a familiar scene or action “placed side by side” with a deeper truth, inviting the listener to reflect rather than givingContinue reading “Why Jesus used Parables”
Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 13:24-30,36-43 Eighth Sunday after Pentecost July 19, 2026
The Gospel of Matthew 13:24-30,36-43 Jesus put before the crowd another parable: “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to someone who sowed good seed in his field; but while everybody was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and then went away. So when the plants came up and bore grain,Continue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 13:24-30,36-43 Eighth Sunday after Pentecost July 19, 2026”
Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 13: 1-9,18-23 Seventh Sunday after Pentecost July 12, 2026
The Gospel of Matthew 13:1-9,18-23 Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. Such great crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat there, while the whole crowd stood on the beach. And he told them many things in parables, saying: “Listen! A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, someContinue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 13: 1-9,18-23 Seventh Sunday after Pentecost July 12, 2026 “
Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30: Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, July 5, 2026
The Gospel of Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 Jesus said to the crowd, “To what will I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to one another, ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we wailed, and you did not mourn.’ For John came neither eating norContinue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30: Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, July 5, 2026”
Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 10:40-42 Fifth Sunday after Pentecost June 28, 2026
The Gospel of Matthew 10:40-42 Jesus said, “Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. Whoever welcomes a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward; and whoever welcomes a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive the reward ofContinue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 10:40-42 Fifth Sunday after Pentecost June 28, 2026”
Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 10:24-39: Fourth Sunday after Pentecost. June21, 2026
The Gospel of Matthew 10:24-39 Jesus said to the twelve disciples, “A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a slave above the master; it is enough for the disciple to be like the teacher, and the slave like the master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more willContinue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 10:24-39: Fourth Sunday after Pentecost. June21, 2026”
Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 9: 9-13,18-26 Third Sunday after Pentecost June 7, 2026
The Gospel of Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth; and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed him. And as he sat at dinner in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came and were sitting withContinue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 9: 9-13,18-26 Third Sunday after Pentecost June 7, 2026”
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