Here’s the Table of Contents and Description of Poems About the Gospel:

CONTENTS

MATTHEW

1. The Virginal Conception of Jesus
2. The Adoration of the Three Magi
3. The Flight into Egypt, the Massacre
4. Jesus Prepared by Fasting and Praying
5. Jesus Christ Went Fishing for Disciples
6. Christ Taught Before He Performed Miracles
7. Jesus Went and Told It on a Mountain
8. The Salt of the Earth: The Light of the World
9. Jesus Christ Taught the Fullness of the Law
10. Jesus Teaches the Fullness of the Law
11. Upright Intention Throughout the Nation
12. Trusting in God’s Fatherly Providence
13. Effectiveness of Prayer, the Golden Rule
14. Doing the Will of God, Building on Rock
15. Following Jesus Christ Is Not Easy
16. The Call of Matthew and Many Others
17. Good News: Fasting Is Not Everlasting
18. Jesus Raised a Girl and Cured a Woman
19. Christ is the Long-Awaited Messiah
20. God Sent the Apostles on a Mission
21. Discipleship Has Demands and Rewards
22. Jesus Reproached His Contemporaries
23. A Parable and an Explanation
24. Three Parables Show the Way to Heaven
25. The Miracle Food Multiplication
26. After Jesus Prayed, He Walked on Water
27. A Woman Has a Debate with Jesus
28. The Chair of Saint Peter the Apostle
29. Christ Foretold His Death and Resurrection
30. Transfiguration for Every Nation
31. The Very Purpose of Love and Marriage
32. Jesus Christ Entered the Holy City
33. A Tale of Two Sons, a Lesson for All
34. The Parable of the Wicked Tenants
35. The Parable of the Marriage Feast
36. Greatest Commandment, Greatest Gift of All
37. The Time of the Second Coming of Christ
38. Preparation for the Day of Judgment
39. Christ Arose and Appeared to the Women

MARK

40. Isaiah the Prophet, John the Baptist
41. Christ Was Tempted Before His Ministry
42. The Leprosy Left Him, He Was Made Clean
43. Four Friends Help a Paralyzed Man Get Cured
44. Jesus Did the Right Thing on the Sabbath
45. Jesus Christ Appointed the Twelve Apostles
46. Do Not Sin Against the Holy Spirit
47. Parables of the Lamp and the Measure
48. The Seed and the Mustard Seed Parables
49. From the Demoniac into the Swine
50. The Martyrdom of Saint John the Baptist
51. Jesus Christ Elicits Admiration
52. Jesus Christ Stresses Purity of Heart
53. Jesus Cured a Man Who Was Deaf and Dumb
54. Jesus Makes the Deaf Hear and the Mute Speak
55. Jesus Christ Foretells His Resurrection
56. The Curing of an Epileptic Boy
57. Jesus Wants Us to Avoid Scandal
58. Indissolubility of Marriage
59. A Rich Young Man Says No to Poverty
60. The Sons of Zebedee Make a Request
61. The Healing of the Blind Bartimaeus
62. The Parable of the Wicked Tenants
63. The Greatest Commandment of All from Christ
64. Jesus Censures the Scribes: The Widow’s Mite
65. A Poem from a Former Patrol Boy
66. Jesus Gave the Apostles a Mission

LUKE

67. Annunciation and Incarnation….
68. Mary, the Immaculate Conception
69. Mary Went to Visit Elizabeth
70. The Visitation: The Magnificat
71. The Shepherds Found the Holy Family
72. Mary, Jesus, Simeon, and Anna
73. The Finding of Jesus in the Temple
74. John the Baptist Preached in the Wilderness
75. Jesus Makes Us Acceptable to God
76. Jesus Christ Went Fishing for Disciples
77. Pray with Humility and Confidence
78. Jesus Has a Discussion on Fasting
79. Jesus Prayerfully Chose the Twelve Apostles
80. Luke Has Four Beatitudes and Four Woes
81. The Teachings about Love of Enemies
82. A Parable about Integrity
83. The Holy Women Provide for Jesus
84. Jesus Gave the Apostles a Mission
85. Herod is Curious about Jesus
86. Peter’s Faith and the Passion Announcement
87. The Consummate Need for Self-Denial
88. The Transfiguration of Jesus Christ
89. Seventy Disciples Have a Mission
90. The Seventy Return, Jesus Gives Thanks
91. The Kingdom of God Overruled Satan
92. The Unclean Spirit and Seven Others
93. Responding to the Word of Jesus Christ
94. Jonah and Saint Teresa of Avila
95. Jesus Came to Establish Division
96. Interpretation of the Present Time
97. Jesus Cures a Woman on the Sabbath
98. Obtain Salvation Through the Narrow Door
99. Parables: The Lost Sheep and The Lost Coin
100. The Parable of the Prodigal Son
101. The Parable of the Unjust Steward
102. Feast Day of Saint Margaret of Scotland
103. The Revelation about God’s Kingdom
104. Jesus Told the Unjust Judge Parable
105. Jesus Christ Wept Over Jerusalem
106. Jesus Drove the Robbers from the Temple
107. Jesus Christ Said We Will Rise from the Dead
108. Patient Endurance in Every Trial
109. Tribulation and the Second Coming
110. The Fig Tree Shows Us the Kingdom of God
111. Jesus Christ Had a Hall of Fame Thursday
112. The Episode of the Good Repentant Thief
113. Walking, Talking to Emmaus
114. Jesus Christ Appeared in the Upper Room

JOHN

115. John the Baptist Leads Us to Jesus Christ
116. The Ministry of Saint John the Baptist
117. Jesus Encounters His First Followers
118. The Ultimate Good Came from Nazareth
119. From a Den of Thieves to a House of Prayer
120. The Curing of a Royal Official’s Son
121. The Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes
122. Jesus Discoursed about the Bread of Life
123. Christ Is the One Who Reveals the Father
124. The Bread of Life Revealed the Father
125. The Bread of Life Is in the Eucharist
126. Jesus Went from God to Jerusalem
127. The Writing of Jesus Christ in the Dirt
128. Isaac Was Restored, Jesus Christ Arose
129. Jesus Cured a Man Who Had Been Born Blind
130. Jesus Christ Is the Gateway to Heaven
131. Jesus Christ Laid Down His Life for His Sheep
132. The Attempt to Stone Jesus Was Postponed
133. Christ Reacts to the Death of Lazarus
134. Christ Announces His Glorification
135. Jesus the Son Reveals God the Father
136. Intimate Conversation with Jesus
137. The Advocate Teaches Us Everything
138. Jesus is the Vine, We are the Branches
139. The Father Loved Jesus, Jesus Loves Us
140. The Holy Spirit Testifies to Christ
141. Unbroken Succession Through The Spirit
142. Jesus Prayed for the Apostles and Us
143. Jesus Christ Wrote More than the Our Father
144. The Passion and the Death of Jesus Christ
145. Dialogue between Pilate and Jesus
146. Jesus on the Cross Gave Us His Mother
147. The Empty Tomb Fulfilled the Prophecies
148. Jesus Appeared to the Apostles Twice
149. The Catch of One Hundred Fifty-Three Fish

After Breakfast, Jesus Asked Three Questions

Poems About the Gospel feature 150 short works written by Patrick McCaskey. Each poem provides the author’s own take on an individual passage of one of the Evangelists that are often read at Mass and other Christian services. The poems reveal the thoughts and feelings of a modern man responding to the Gospel with faith, humility, and humor. The author’s poems remind us that the Christian faith is just as alive today as ever, and the inspired writings live alongside all our foibles and culture. The author’s sense of reality rushes in at unexpected times with a “time out” for humor. Readers are struck with all the author’s variety of thoughts that fall as they might, but never take away from the faith distilled. A 45+ year veteran and Vice President of the Chicago Bears, Patrick McCaskey is the grandson of founder George Halas.