Gospel commentary: Wisdom from above
September 13, 2018
A common theme unites all three of our readings today. It is stated simply in the letter of St. James as “wisdom from above.”
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Painting a picture
September 5, 2018
These days, we live by images. Images are very potent.
Clean inside and out
August 29, 2018
The response to Jesus’ impressive and compassionate miracle that fed 5,000 (and many more besides, without even considering where the leftovers went) took many forms
The gift of faith for Christians
August 24, 2018
Faith is a gift. We must return to this reality over and over as Christians. When St. Peter professed his faith in Jesus as “the Christ, the Son of the living God,” Our Lord testified that this revelation was the fruit of a grace: “For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father” (Mt 16:17).
Sacrament of sacraments
August 13, 2018
As Christians, the main purpose in our lives on earth is to gain eternity in heaven.
Gospel commentary: Stay hungry, my friends
July 31, 2018
In these weeks of summer, the church brings to our attention the very special teaching of Jesus in chapter 6 of St. John’s Gospel. This Sunday, we find crowds of satisfied people who are ready to be satisfied again.
Jesus loves to feed us
July 25, 2018
Recently, it struck me how much Jesus loves to feed people.
Our Shepherd of the Field
July 17, 2018
In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus looks with pity on the crowd that follows him to a deserted place and compares them to sheep without a shepherd. Our Lord is popularly described as the Good Shepherd. He guides his flock to green pastures and leads them to the places where they will be safe. We are consoled by this image of Jesus as shepherd.
Gospel Commentary: The new normal
July 11, 2018
Every generation has its favorite sayings, short-hand phrases and images.
Gospel Commentary: Amazing him
July 6, 2018
We can think of the reaction of a small town when one of their own returns to do a show in the school gym after achieving “rock star” status.
