Sixth Sunday of Easter, Year A, Gospel Commentary (John 14: 15-21)

15 “If you love me, keep my commands. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever— 17 the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. 18 I will not

Second Sunday of Easter, Divine Mercy Sunday (John 20:19-31)

19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” 20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord. 21 Again Jesus said, “Peace be with

Trinity Sunday Gospel Commentary (John 16:12-15)

12 “I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. 13 But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. 14 He will glorify me because

Sixth Sunday of Easter, Gospel Commentary (John 14:23-29)

23 Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. 24 Anyone who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me. 25 “All this I have

In Honor of St. Charles de Foucauld: Fifth Week of Easter, Monday Gospel (John 14:21-26)

This week, in honor of the canonization of St. Charles de Foucauld, today we’ll write about his life and every day this week the prayer and the thought of the day will be by him. 21 Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved

Christ, Atoning Sacrifice (1 John 2:1-2)

My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. 2 He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. This passage begins by closely echoing the