Taste and See the Goodness of the Lord

Reflections on the Readings from the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle B Before we get into this week’s reflections we should take a quick look at the Church’s teaching on the Eucharist, the Bread of Life, Panis Angelicus. First of all, the Eucharist is a sacrament. A sacrament is an outward sign, instituted by Christ which givesContinue reading “Taste and See the Goodness of the Lord”

The True Bread from Heaven

Reflections on the Readings for the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time As we continue our travel through Chapter Six of the Gospel of John, we enter into the Bread of Life discourse. Dr. Peter Kreeft points out that, while in English we have the one term for life, in the Greek, in which this gospel wasContinue reading “The True Bread from Heaven”

Jesus Feeds the Multitudes:

Reflections on the Readings for the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B in the liturgical cycle focuses mainly on the gospel of Mark. However, the gospel of Mark is the shortest of the gospels, so the Church fills out the year with readings from other gospels, mostly the gospel of John. Thus, this week (andContinue reading “Jesus Feeds the Multitudes:”