“You will be like gods.” Now THERE is a pitch that sells fruit! But Jesus has a better idea, as we hear in this week’s Gospel. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click the Play button below to hear Fr. Charlie’s reflection on those readings. Click here for a transcript of that reflection. […]
Gospel reflections
Ash Wednesday: March 5, 2014
How does a smudge of dust on our forehead become a symbol of hope and a reminder that “now is the time” to run back into the waiting arms of a God who yearns for our return? Click the Play button below to hear Fr. Charlie shed some light on that question. Click here […]
8th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle A–March 2, 2014
Why yes, yes we CAN make the audacious claim that God lavishes each of us with a prodigal love, and we can nestle into that knowledge like a child might rest on a sleepy ride home. Fr. Charlie illuminates how. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click the Play button below to hear […]
7th Sunday in Ordinary Time–February 23, 2014
“Be holy as I am holy…” it’s not just a suggestion. Fr. Charlie gives us some insights into how we can be transformed by heeding God’s exhortation to follow His example. Click here to link to the readings for this Sunday. Click the Play button below to listen to Fr. Charlie’s reflection on the readings. […]
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time: February 16, 2014
“If we are to choose Life, we must choose Love.” Fr. Charlie unpacks this incomprehensible certainty that is the Mystery at the heart of following Jesus Christ. Click here to link to the readings for this Sunday. Click the Play button to listen to Fr. Charlie’s reflection. Click here for a transcript of that reflection. […]
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A: February 9, 2014
What if we think of ourselves as not only “salt of the earth,” but kick it up a notch to “finishing salt of the earth?” That’s one of the places Fr. Charlie takes us this week. Click here to link to the readings for this Sunday. Click the Play button to hear Fr. Charlie’s reflection […]
The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord: February 2, 2014
Blinding Light. Fathomless Love. Profligate Mercy. The reality of the Incarnation staggers the imagination: our infinite God managing to fit within the confines of finite mortal flesh. Simeon and Anna were up to the task of beholding the yearned-for Anointed One of the Lord in the 40-day old infant presented to them. Click here to […]
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time: January 26, 2014
We believe in a God of great surprises. In this week’s Gospel, Jesus starts His public ministry in the last place anyone of the time would have expected, reminding us that it’s the people dwelling in darkness who most crave the light. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click the Play button below […]
Feast of the Baptism of the Lord: January 10, 2016
We profess that Jesus was born, lived, died and rose to redeem each one of us. In his reflection on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, Fr. Charlie helps listeners understand this truly fundamental truth. Click here for the readings. Click the Play button below to listen to Fr. Charlie’s reflection on those […]
Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord: January 5, 2014
How has Jesus manifested Himself in your life recently? Fr. Charlie Gordon draws upon the Solemnity of Epiphany to coax listeners to ponder that question. Click here for the Sunday readings. Click the Play button below to hear Fr. Charlie’s reflection on those readings. Click here for a transcript of the reflection.Epiphany %PODCAST%