by Karen Moloney | Oct 20, 2018 | Sunday Gospel Reflections
Gospel Reflection In Dialogue with Questions of the Day: The Servant Church Gospel (Mark 10:35-45): The Son of Man came to give his life as a ransom for many. The Church is often criticized today for being far removed from the teaching and model set by Jesus and put...
by Karen Moloney | Oct 6, 2018 | Sunday Gospel Reflections
It is not good for man/woman to be alone Gospel Reflection: Mark 10:2-16 God has created us as relational. It is not good for us to be alone. This is an important message for us in this very individualistic age. Jesus is asked if divorce is OK. His response is to...
by Karen Moloney | Sep 15, 2018 | Sunday Gospel Reflections
Gospel Reflection In Dialogue with Questions of the Day: When the Church is weak, then she is strong. In our own day, the Church, particularly in Europe and the English-speaking world, is undergoing a crisis, especially because of faulty Church administration,...
by Karen Moloney | Sep 1, 2018 | Sunday Gospel Reflections
THE LAW PROTECTS THE LITTLE ONES In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus is accused of being a law-breaker. On many occasions the religious elite accused Jesus of breaking the law of Moses. Jesus points out that they have misunderstood the law and its purpose. The...
by Karen Moloney | Aug 18, 2018 | Sunday Gospel Reflections
Reflection: In Dialogue with Questions of the Day: Jesus Christ the Bread of Life. Redemption. Murmuring. A Sign to be Contradicted. Gospel (John 6:51-58). My flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. 1. While the discourse on Jesus as the Bread of Life in...
by Karen Moloney | Aug 4, 2018 | Sunday Gospel Reflections
THRIVE, NOT JUST SURVIVE “I am the bread of life,” says Jesus. The life that Jesus offers is a full life. It is not just existing. Today’s first reading portrays the manna in the desert as food that just kept people alive. The life that Jesus offers, the...