Category Archives: Daily Gospels

Reflection: Matthew 9:14-15 John the Baptist had an ascetic life and perhaps followed the austere lifestyle of the Qumran community, which had its life in the desert, away from the contaminations of the outside world. They spent their time studying the scriptures, preparing for the coming of the Messiah through rigorously disciplining body and spirit […]

Reflection: Luke 9:22-27 The apocrypha of the Acts of St. Peter narrates a story of Peter running away from Rome when faced with increasing persecutions in the city. Peter and some other early Christians decided that it would be best if he left Rome and continued his work elsewhere so that he would escape the […]