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26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A

September 23, 2020

Our readings today suggest that, the reason we leave judgment of others to God, is that we are no good at it. Click here to link to the Sunday readings, and here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%

Filed Under: Fractio Verbi Tagged With: 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle A, Flannery O'Connor, Fr. Charlie Gordon CSC, Garaventa Center at UP

25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A

September 16, 2020

Children seem to be born with an acute sense of injustice. One of the first sentences that a youngster learns to say is invariably, “That’s not fair!” Click here to link to the Sunday readings, and here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%

Filed Under: Fractio Verbi Tagged With: 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle A, Fr. Charlie Gordon CSC, Garaventa Center at UP

24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A

September 9, 2020

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%

Filed Under: Fractio Verbi Tagged With: 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle A, Christian forgiveness, Fr. Charlie Gordon CSC, Garaventa Center at UP

23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A

September 2, 2020

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%

Filed Under: Fractio Verbi Tagged With: 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle A, Fr. Charlie Gordon CSC, Garaventa Center at UP

22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A

August 26, 2020

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%

Filed Under: Fractio Verbi Tagged With: 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle A, Fr. Charlie Gordon CSC, Garaventa Center at UP, Joy in Christ

21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A

August 19, 2020

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 […]

Filed Under: Fractio Verbi Tagged With: 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle A, Fr. Charlie Gordon CSC, Garaventa Center at UP, Jesus chooses Peter

20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A

August 12, 2020

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 […]

Filed Under: Fractio Verbi Tagged With: 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle A, Fr. Charlie Gordon CSC, Fractio Verbi, Garaventa Center, Gospel reflections, Jesus and the Canaanite woman, letting go of ego

17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A

July 22, 2020

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%

Filed Under: Fractio Verbi Tagged With: 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle A, Fr. Charlie Gordon CSC, Garaventa Center at UP

16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A

July 15, 2020

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%

Filed Under: Fractio Verbi Tagged With: 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle A, Fr. Charlie Gordon CSC, Garaventa Center at UP

15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A

July 8, 2020

Now is the season for planting, for loving, and we are not guaranteed another. Click here to link to the Sunday readings, and here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%

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6th Sunday of Easter, Cycle B

May 5, 2021 By Karen Eifler

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if our deepest insights into what is beautiful in other people are evidence that the same beauty dwells somewhere in us? Click here for the Sunday readings, and here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%

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