Sunday Gospel Reflections

Father and Annie look at the Sunday readings in relation to the upcoming Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, and discuss how forgiveness is at the very heart of living our lives in the image and after the likeness of God.

We're getting closer to Advent! Father and Annie reflect on what it means to fill an oil lamp, and why that image can help us focus on seeking wisdom and acting with prudence to be prepared for the Bridegroom to come at Christmas - and the end of time.

What is the significance of the feast of All Saints? Father and Annie unpack Revelation and the Beatitudes with the understanding that being part of the Kingdom of Heaven is not a future reality, but our present circumstance as baptized Christians.

In unpacking the readings, Father and Annie explore why it is that God makes laws in the first place, and how every individual law fits into that reason. As we get closer and closer to Advent, how can we better embody the greatest commandment?

God uses the most unexpected means to bring about his will.  The pagan king, Cyrus, is a type of Christ.  As Father and Annie discuss, both Cyrus and Jesus are "unexpected" people anointed for God's plan to save his people.

Father and Annie discuss the importance of wedding imagery when it comes to understanding the heavenly banquet and taking on the garment of the Lord - that is, his divinity - through the waters of baptism.

What are you doing in the Lord's vineyard?

Do you want to be like Christ come Christmastime? Father and Annie unpack this week's readings, which communicate our need to actually be like God - because the Lord knows our hearts.

Father and Annie dive into the context of this week's readings, which is especially important for the passages we have. As we are now in the "glow" of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, we also seek to understand the readings through the lens of the cross.

Father and Annie discuss - in light of the readings this weekend - what it means to 'love someone' into being who God made them to be - that is, someone living in his image and after his likeness.