Feed Your Soul Gospel Reflections

Where would you want to be when you heard the best or worst news of your life? With the ones that you love? With the one who loves you the most? In today’s reflection, Jack shares how the presence of God carried him through an impossible situation and revealed what causes the heart of his faith to beat.

Think back to when you first jumped from addition to learning multiplication or division, or the first time you saw letters mixed with numbers in algebra. It was probably disorienting for a little while until it started to make some sense (maybe!). You probably feel that same way when you think about the Trinity. Somehow 1+1+1=1? But the Trinity isn’t an equation. It’s a mystery. And Allen’s here...

Do you ever feel exhausted and overwhelmed? Has something been weighing on your heart or mind recently? In this noisy, chaotic, broken world, it’s easy to feel worn out with no way to find true relief. Like you are stuck in a desert, yearning for a cool drink that’s nowhere to be found. Today, Matthew reflects on one of the most spectacular images in all of the Gospels. If you let it, this one inc...

No one is immune to suffering. Try as you might to keep yourself and your loved ones safe from all hardships, they will come. There is only one thing you can do to prepare your family to weather any storm.  Today, Allen shares the story of a nine-year-old girl with Leukemia who discovered the secret to enduring any suffering. A secret that lies at the heart of this Sunday’s Gospel.

You should be superior. Does hearing that make you recoil? It shouldn’t.  Because we live in a world that celebrates mediocrity. And the life God dreams for us is so far above mediocrity it would be a tragedy to settle for anything less. Today, Jack shares why being a Christian means being superior in the best of ways.

Love is impossible without freedom. And what do we all want more than to love and be loved?  Yet, we seem to entertain all kinds of slaveries in our lives, don’t we? We embrace the chains of distraction, selfishness and unforgiveness—and hold ourselves back from experiencing the fullest kind of love. Today, Matthew explores how Jesus helps us overcome what gets in the way of love.

How do you live the kind of life that overflows with joy and purpose? What will lead you to the only peace that lasts? How can you face extraordinary trials with unconquerable hope? The deepest questions and greatest desires of your heart all have one answer. Just one. Allen’s unforgettable story today holds that answer.

Telling ghost stories is an ancient tradition of fun and mystery. It’s also the exact opposite of what the Gospel is doing today. Join Matthew Kelly as he dives into one of the most powerful accounts of the risen Jesus in the Bible. It’s not the story of some ghost appearing…it’s an epic encounter with Jesus in all his glory. It’s also an extraordinary invitation meant just for you…

There’s nothing as precious as peace. We yearn deeply for it. But, so often, we allow our worries, fears, anxieties and circumstances to steal our peace away. Today, Jack shares the story of an incredible encounter he had with a man who radiated peace—even though he was in a position that would have most of us curled up in the fetal position with fear.  That man offered one piece of advice that ch...

Today begins the most sacred time of the year. Our savior will die, resurrect and promise to come again, showing us the greatest example of love the world has ever known! Allen reflects on 14 life-changing words that sum up our faith. They tell us who we are and provide a glimpse of all we can become. Hear these words. Allow them to fill you up. They’ll help you have a more powerful Easter experie...

Jesus doesn’t hold back when he’s got something to say—and today he speaks two lines that should stop us in our tracks.  On their own, each of these lines probably produced a whirlwind of emotions for the disciples. But we often skip over the fact that Jesus says them so close together. The implications are truly astounding! Watch today’s video to explore with Matthew what these two sayings paired...

Make no mistake, there’s always some aspect of our lives that has died. Some part of us that we’ve neglected or ignored. Whatever it is for you, watch today’s reflection from Matthew to see how you can embrace Jesus’ offer of new life.

The New Testament is a book full of miracles, defining moments, and radical transformations. Today’s story might just be the most fascinating of them all. A man born blind is healed by Jesus. Rejection, confusion, fear and ultimately faith all follow.  Buckle up for a powerful ride as Allen explores the incredible graces hidden in this story.

Forgiveness is one of those things we often get wrong. Both in action and in outlook. Perhaps we think it is easy, until someone wounds us deeply. Or we think it’s a sign of weakness, until we realize the strength it takes to give and receive it. Maybe more than anything else, we think forgiveness has a limit. That there are some things that can’t be forgiven, shouldn’t be forgiven. Today, Allen r...

You know those moments in life that you just never want to end? A great meal with friends. A massive win at work. Your wedding day. We have a tendency to yearn for the mountaintop moments in life to last forever. In part because of how incredible the mountaintop can be. But also because the valleys beyond seem to promise inevitable struggle and uncertainty. Jack Beers reflects on how leaving the m...

What would happen if you got everything you wanted? It’s natural to think that getting what we want will make us happy and satisfied. There’s just one problem: we usually want the wrong things. Things that don’t bring real happiness or joy or peace—things like money, pleasure, status, getting even, the list goes on. Today, Allen reflects on Jesus’ temptation in the desert and one key truth it reve...

How often do we stop to take a look at the fruit of our lives? Are some rotten and some ripe? Matthew shares something new that he’s noticed in today’s gospel reading that will make you look at things a little differently. 

Jesus has plenty of difficult teachings. This one might take the cake. “Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.” Allen reflects on what it means to live out this teaching and what happens to us and the world when we do. How will it change your life today?

Believers beware: What we come for and what Jesus chooses to do in our life might be very different. Listen to Matthew’s reflection on what we can learn from the faith of the crowds in today’s gospel and what we can expect if we decide to get close to Jesus.

Our world has plenty of problems. Relativism, consumerism, secularism, addiction, the list goes on.  Is there one issue that’s the worst? One that’s behind them all?  Today, Jack Beers explores the answer Jesus proposes—and the solution he offers that draws us into a much deeper kind of living.

Since Jesus was fully human and fully divine, he probably had moments where he was full of emotion. So how do you think he felt when,  for example, he was nearly thrown from a cliff by the same people who watched him grow up? He probably felt some human emotion then, right? So how did Jesus respond to the haters? And what lessons can we draw from his response? Explore those questions and more with...

What is the Gospel according to you? While you won’t be replacing Matthew, Mark, Luke or John, get ready to answer this question in a potentially transformative way. Today, Feed Your Soul’s newest contributor, Jack Beers, explores a powerful spiritual exercise that changed his life and just may change yours too.

One of the most frustrating parts of being human? We’re always facing a shortage. A shortage of resources amid scarcity. A shortage of patience in a strained relationship. A shortage of hope when a problem seems unsolvable. Today, Allen reflects on the core lesson from Jesus’ miracle at the wedding at Cana. When we embrace it, we find the one solution that brings abundance to every shortage.

On the surface, this Sunday’s Gospel is the beautiful story of Jesus’ baptism. When you dig a little deeper, it’s a reading that asks the very questions we need to hear in order to grow into who God made us to be. Today, Matthew will guide you to those deeper questions. If you answer them honestly, you’ll be well on your way to a whole new level of flourishing.

There is a whole list of endangered species. There should be one for endangered words. Today, Allen discusses a word we don’t use much anymore, but one that is absolutely key to our happiness. (It’s actually the word that made the Wise Men so wise.) Knowing what it means won’t just make you wise too—it’ll change your whole life.