Sermons from June 2020

In the Gospel today, Jesus says, “Carry your cross, then you can follow me. Give up your life, then you will find true life. To keep your life means you will lose your life.” The cross means suffering.  [To see the words of the gospel, click here.] But the cross of Jesus means much more than that. What more? The cross of Jesus means life; the cross of Jesus means love; the cross of Jesus means joy. The cross means…

The first reading is about Jeremiah.  He was a prophet. He spoke for God.  We think, God called him; he was working for God.  Lucky, he was a special friend of God.  People honored and respected him, an easy life.  NO, it did not happen!  Jeremiah suffered a lot.  In the beginning he did not want to be a prophet; he thought, “I am too shy; I cannot speak right; I am a person always afraid.”  God said, ”No, I…

Today we honor the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ.  We begin with ideas about hunger. There are many different kinds of hunger.  Look at today’s gospel. (For the words of the gospel, click here.)  It is in chapter 6 of John’s Gospel, a very special chapter. Jesus is with a big crowd of people in an empty place.  He knows them and feels compassion for them; the heart of Jesus knows the people and their needs; he knows they…

Today we call Trinity Sunday, and we think about God. You or I understand God fully, we can? No, we can’t. Why?  God is very big and our minds are very limited.  But Jesus gave us some ideas.  His last words to us are:  “Go around the world; baptize everyone, how ? In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” Jesus was a good Jew with a strong Jewish faith. He believed there…