Jesus said, “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal; but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart willContinue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 6:19-24 September 7, 2026, Labor Day”
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Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 18:15-20 Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 6, 2026
The Gospel of Matthew 18:15-20 Jesus said, “If another member of the church sins against you, go and point out the fault when the two of you are alone. If the member listens to you, you have regained that one. But if you are not listened to, take one or two others along with you,Continue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 18:15-20 Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 6, 2026”
Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 16:21-28 Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost August 30,2026
The Gospel of Matthew 16:21-28 Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and undergo great suffering at the hands of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “God forbidContinue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 16:21-28 Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost August 30,2026 “
Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 16:13-20 Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost August 23, 2026
The Gospel of Matthew 16:13-20 When Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who doContinue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 16:13-20 Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost August 23, 2026”
Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 15:10-28 Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost August 16, 2026
The Gospel of Matthew 15: (10-20), 21-28 Jesus called the crowd to him and said to them, “Listen and understand: it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but it is what comes out of the mouth that defiles.” Then the disciples approached and said to him, “Do you knowContinue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 15:10-28 Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost August 16, 2026”
Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 14:22-33 Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost August 9, 2026
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”
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 13:24-30,36-43 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”
