In our griefs and achings lie the opportunity to hear the “voiced silence” of our loving God. Jesus gives us a practical example in today’s Gospel. Click here to link to this Sunday’s readings. Click here for a transcript of that reflection. %PODCAST%
Fr. Charlie Gordon CSC
Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord
When we cultivate our awareness of God’s graced presence in the world, Christ’s Transfiguration prefigures our own. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
We pray along with King Solomon for understanding hearts, so that we will grasp the true value of the peerless “pearls” God places in our trust. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
Think of yourself as a lawn lovingly tended by a God who acts solely from a wellspring of compassion and mercy, and not out of concern for what the neighbors might think. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
One of the lessons of the parable of the sower and the seed is that we are made in love by God to love others in God, and when we cooperate with that plan, we flourish. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
Another counterintuitive revelation by Jesus: Salvation is extended to all, not just a select handful, and there is no cost to them. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
Who among us doesn’t crave self-fulfillment? Jesus offers us a pathway directly there: not only in word, but in deed. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%
12th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
Jesus rallies his followers around the need to share their faith with a world not always receptive to the good news of salvation. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%
Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ
To be able to hold in our hands the very source of our hope and life in these fractious, troubled times is the great gift of the Feast of Corpus Christi. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%
Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
The love that abounds among the members of Holy Trinity reveals the fundamental truth that perfect love can’t be selfish; it must be shared. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%