In today's story from the gospel, Jesus tells us one very important thing that we should be doing to show that we love God: He said that the people who know God are the ones that care for people, especially the people that don't get noticed by everyone else, the people in prison, the hungry, the poor.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for New Year’s Day – 1-Jan-25”
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In today's gospel reading, Jesus tells the story of people who are welcomed into the realm of God and some who are not. The salient question God asks those people is, "What have you done for the least of these?"… Read the rest “Table Meditation (Gospel) for New Year’s Day – 1-Jan-25”
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The world can be a terrifying place at times. Yet even in terrible times, Jesus comes to us with a gentle reminder that God is still with us, that God's care extends to all of us.… Read the rest “Table Meditation for Christmas A1 – 28-Dec-25”
The gospel lesson for today tells stories of suffering and fear that took place at the same time as God was at work bringing life and hope through the coming of Jesus. This is sadly often the case: As God is at work in our world, the world sometimes pushes back with fear and pain.… Read the rest “Offering Meditation for Christmas A1 – 28-Dec-25”
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There are a lot of things we can say about God, but one thing I'm sure of is that God wants us to know who God is. So, when all the ways that God had tried over the years to speak to us, never quite got through to us, God spoke to us in an amazing way: God sent us Jesus.… Read the rest “Table Meditation for Christmas A – 25-Dec-25”
What are words for? What do they do? Why do we use words? [Wait for answers]
Words let us talk to each other so that we can understand each other better. Imagine trying to tell someone something important to you without using words.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Christmas Day – 25-Dec-25”
We don't often have the benefit of an angelic visit to help us figure out how we should spend our lives. We have to pick up on God's more subtle clues. Now, when I say "subtle", I don't mean hard to see.… Read the rest “Offering Meditation for Advent A4 – 21-Dec-25”
There's a special word that we find in our gospel reading for today that describes Jesus. That word is "Emmanuel". Does anyone know what that means? [Wait for answers].
Emmanuel means "God with us", but those three small words mean a lot.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Advent A4 – 21-Dec-25”
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Jesus comes into our lives in some very unexpected ways. I'm sure that Joseph, before the angel visit, had some pretty clear ideas about his life and how God would be a part of it.… Read the rest “Table Meditation (Gospel) for Advent A4 – 21-Dec-25”
When Jesus wanted to answer John's questions about who he was and what he was about, he simply told John's disciples to "Tell John what you hear and see."
We know that the world has questions about who Jesus is and what the Church is about, and they will decide based on what they see and hear.… Read the rest “Offering Meditation for Advent A3 – 14-Dec-25”