Browsing the March 2015 archive of Blog, Gospel Readings & Homilies

Sister Kate’s “GOSPEL QUESTION OF THE WEEK”…Mark 14: 1- 15, 15:47, 15:1-39…Weekend of 3/28-29/2015 …Palm/Passion Sunday

Posted by John Craver on 3/26/15

This weekend we hear the Passion of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ according to Mark.  REALLY listening to this passage should overwhelm us!  Jesus, the Son of GOD, came to earth to live among us, and heal us, and “show us the way to heaven” and He was ridiculed, beaten, and ... Read More »

Sister Kate’s “GOSPEL QUESTION OF THE WEEK”…John 12: 20-33…Weekend of 3/21-22/2015 …The Fifth Week of Lent

Posted by John Craver on 3/22/15

This weekend all of the readings remind us that we are coming quickly to Holy Week…the time that we remember the suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus.  The readings offer us a huge challenge.  Just as Jesus offered his life for others, we too must LIVE by “dying to self” and by spending ... Read More »

Sister Kate’s “GOSPEL QUESTION OF THE WEEK”…John 3: 14-21…Weekend of 3/14-15/2015 …The Fourth Week of Lent

Posted by John Craver on 3/12/15

This weekend the Gospel passage contains an often quoted verse from the Gospel of John.  You know which one it is!  Have you ever been watching a sports contest on TV when the camera scans the crowd…and you see someone holding up a sign that says “John 3:16?”  If you didn’t know the actual ... Read More »

Sister Kate’s “GOSPEL QUESTION OF THE WEEK”…John 2: 13-25…Weekend of 3/7-8/2015 …The Third Week of Lent

Posted by John Craver on 3/08/15

This weekend we see Jesus in a way that we are not used to seeing Him!  This Gospel passage from John pictures Jesus arriving at the temple and being upset to the point of anger.  Obviously, Jesus held the place of the temple in high esteem…He knew that it ... Read More »