by maureen | Jul 23, 2024 | Gospel Explained, Uncategorized
“TAKE IT, THIS IS MY BODY”. Listening to Jesus talk about eating His Body and drinking His Blood, appears to be a primitive recipe for cannibalism. However, He is not inviting us to eat His Human Body, but to eat His Sacramental Body. At the last Supper (Mk...
by maureen | Jul 23, 2024 | Gospel Explained
FAITH ON EARTH BEGINS THE PROCESS OF ETERNAL LIFE Jesus came into the world to launch an attack on death and to bring new life to the faithful. He works two signs of healing in the Gospel today (Mk 5:21-43), in order to tell us that neither suffering nor death have...
by maureen | Jul 23, 2024 | Gospel Explained
HOW TO SAVE A SINKING CHURCH Today’s Gospel (Mk 4:35-41) is about awakening the faith that Catholics sometimes leave dormant in the vessel of their hearts. Today, we learn that God (Jesus) controls the oceans, the wind and even the waves (Job 38:1,8-11). This will...
by maureen | Jul 23, 2024 | Gospel Explained
NOT EVERY BAPTISED PERSON GETS INTO HEAVEN This Sunday’s theme is teaching us not to take God for granted. Adam and Eve (Gen 3:9-15) showed their contempt for God by allowing their pride to develop a sense of entitlement and ownership for everything that God had given...
by maureen | Jul 23, 2024 | Gospel Explained
“TAKE IT, THIS IS MY BODY”. Listening to Jesus talk about eating His Body and drinking His Blood, appears to be a primitive recipe for cannibalism. However, He is not inviting us to eat His Human Body, but to eat His Sacramental Body. At the last Supper (Mk...