There is, in Christianity, something called the “Difficult Prayer.” It goes like this: “Lord, please treat me exactly the same way as I treat others.” Click here to link to the Sunday readings, and here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%
Fr. Charlie Gordon CSC
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
At Mass, we all gather as sinners in need of reconciliation. We are one in the debt that binds us to love one another. Click here to link to the Sunday readings, and here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
The Cross of Jesus Christ affords us our deepest insight into the mystery of God. Click here to connect to the Sunday readings, and here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
Jesus chooses Simon Peter as the Rock upon which he will build his Church because he correctly identifies him as “the Christ, the Son of the living God” But the way that Peter arrives at that answer is also important, for Peter, and for us. Click here for the Sunday readings, and here for a […]
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
God is always this close to us, but we are often nestled too comfortably in our own egos to grasp that Presence. The Canaanite woman provides a glimpse of what is possible when we get over ourselves enough to let God in. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click here for a transcript […]
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
While we may not walk on water, if we turn to Jesus every day, other miracles of God’s grace can happen through us. Click here to link to the Sunday readings, and here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
Christ is our pearl of great price. Click here to link to the Sunday readings, and here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
We are God’s lawn – a lawn with its share of dandelions. Click here to link to the Sunday readings, and here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
Our Gospel today is like a magnificent piece of jewelry; let’s say a brooch. On the face of the brooch are clustered an array of precious stones — each of them a saying of our Lord, a many faceted gem, worthy of a lifetime’s reflection. Click here to link to the Sunday readings, and here […]
12th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
Nothing is concealed that will not be revealed, and nothing hidden that will not be known. Click here to link to the Sunday readings, and here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%