When the Lord saw her, he felt compassion toward her. . . . They said, “A great prophet has been raised up among us!” and, “God has visited his people!” Luke 7: 13, 16 In his commentary on Luke’s singular account of the healing of the widow’s son, Luke Timothy Johnson notes the significance of…[read more]
When Jesus heard this, he marveled at him. He turned to the crowd that was following him. He said, “I tell you not even in Israel have I found faith like this!” Luke 7: 9 As we understand it, faith is so often a mark of our difference from each other, what discriminates one group…[read more]
Why do you spot the splinter in your brother’s eye, but not notice the log in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, “Brother, allow me to extract the splinter form your eye,” when you yourself don’t see the log in your eye? Hypocrite! First extract the log from your eye! Then…[read more]
Let everything, mundane things and those above, join in festive celebration. Today this created world is raised to the dignity of a holy place for him who made all things. The creature is newly prepared to be a divine dwelling place for the Creator. from a discourse of Saint Andrew of Crete, Office of Readings,…[read more]
But woe to you rich people, for you are receiving your consolation. Woe to you who are now filled, for you will be hungry. Woe to you who are now laughing for you will mourn and weep. Luke 6: 24-5 . . . our time is growing short. Those who have wives should live as…[read more]
During that time, Jesus went off into the mountains to pray. He spent the entire night in prayer to God. When it was day, he summoned his disciples. He chose from among them the Twelve, whom he also named apostles. . . . Those tormented by unclean spirits were being healed and the crowds were…[read more]
The pride that you take in yourselves is hardly to your credit. You must know how even a small amount of yeast is enough to leaven all the dough, so get rid of all the old yeast, and make yourselves into a completely new batch of bread, unleavened as you are meant to be. Christ,…[read more]
Therefore do not make any judgment before the appointed time, until the Lord comes, for he will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will manifest the motives of our hearts, and then everyone will receive praise from God. 1 Cor. 4: 5 Nor does anyone put new wine into old wineskins. In…[read more]
When he finished speaking, Jesus said to Simon, “Go out into the deep water and lower your nets for a catch.” Simon answered, “Master, despite laboring through the whole night we caught nothing! But at your word I will lower the nets.” When they had done so, they caught so great a number of fish…[read more]
After all, what is Apollos and what is Paul? They are servants who brought the faith to you. Even the different ways in which they brought it were assigned to them by the Lord. I did the planting, Apollos did the watering, but God made things grow. Neither the planter not the waterer matter: only…[read more]
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