To whom shall I compare the people of this age? Who are they like? they are like children in the market place. They sit and yell at each other. They say, “We piped for you and you didn’t dance! We wailed in lament, and you didn’t weep.! John the Baptist has come neither eating bread…[read more]
Just as a human body, though it is made up of many parts, is a single unit because all these parts, though many, make one body, so it is with Christ. In the one Spirit we were all baptized, Jews as well as Greeks, slaves as well as citizens, and one Spirit was given to…[read more]
But standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing near, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold your son!” Then he said to the disciple, “Behold your mother!” And from…[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 from your eye,” when you yourself don’t see the log in your own eye! Then you can see clearly enough to extract…[read more]
Love your enemies! Do good and lend without expecting a return! Your reward will be great. You will be children of the Most High, for he himself is kind to those who are without kindness and are evil. Become compassionate as your father is compassionate. Do not judge and you will not be judged. Do…[read more]
Blessed are you who are weeping now, for you will laugh. . . Woe to you who are now laughing, for you will mourn and weep. Luke 6: 21, 25 This particular contrast of beatitude and woe can be, at first, particularly troubling for us. Is the gospel “joyless”? Why is laughing and weeping included…[read more]
But they [the scribes and Pharisees] were beside themselves with anger. They began to discuss with each other what they might do to Jesus. During that time, he 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…[read more]
From you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel; whose origin is from of old, from ancient times. Micah 5: 2 “Joseph, Son of David, do not fear to take home Mary your wife. For what has been begotten in her is from the Holy Spirit.” Matthew 1: 20…[read more]
True, my conscience does not reproach me at all, but that does not prove that I am acquitted: the Lord alone is my judge. Therefore, do not make judgement 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…[read more]
Good morning. This morning’s reflection continues the consideration of dispositions for living discerningly. ~ John “Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you considers himself wise in this age, let him become a fool, so as to become wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in the eyes of God.” 1 Cor.…[read more]
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