Paradise lost
November 14, 2017
Our readings today give us three examples of life in imperfect situations.
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Now for later
November 8, 2017
Gospel Commentary Mt 25:1-13 The liturgical celebrations of All Saints and of the Holy Souls remind us of the eternal context of our lives. We
Charity is the difference
November 2, 2017
In our Gospel for today, Jesus criticizes some of the scribes and Pharisees who exercised their authority and their teaching ministry such as my high school teacher. “They tie up heavy burdens hard to carry and lay them on people’s shoulders, but they will not lift a finger to move them.”
Love as Jesus loves
October 25, 2017
You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
Dual citizenship
October 19, 2017
The question presented to Jesus about paying taxes to Caesar was not an invite to a leisurely discussion on a summer afternoon. Instead, the issue of taxation was a very fierce and divisive issue. The fact that present were rival groups such as the Pharisees, who opposed the payment of taxes to the occupying power of Rome, and the Herodians, who supported Roman taxation, shows that this was a question designed by both sides to ambush Jesus.
Declining with regrets
October 11, 2017
Gospel Commentary MT 22:1-14 The big banquet halls used for wedding receptions try to offer their clients and guests an elegant and festive celebration. We
Patience, praise and pain
October 6, 2017
Allow me to propose three words: patience, pain and praise, and a few questions for our reflection on today’s readings.
The two sons
September 27, 2017
Gospel Commentary Mt 21:28-32 There is something a bit perplexing about the parable of the two sons, one who tells his father that he will work
Just or generous?
September 20, 2017
Some people, maybe even many, are puzzled by today’s Gospel parable. When we hear this story told by Jesus, we focus on the seeming injustice of those who worked for only one hour being paid the same as those who worked for a full day. The thrust of this parable, however, is not on justice but on God’s generosity even to the latecomer.
Calculating the math of mercy
September 13, 2017
Gospel Commentary MT 18:21-35 How large is your personal forgiveness quota? Trick question. It will seem like a trick question anyway, if you consider it from
