The Difference between the Old and the New
I’ve always found today’s Gospel reading difficult to understand. I felt as though Jesus was light years ahead of John’s disciples, and even his own for that matter.…
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Bearing Fruit
The New Testament is filled with references to bearing fruit. Scripture tells us that good trees bear good fruit and bad trees do not, and that branches that…
Overcoming Careless Words
Pope Francis has not minced words when it comes to the sin of gossip, speaking about its perils on multiple occasions: In one homily he likened the act of gossip to…
The Flesh
Readings for the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Spirituality is really about the soul and the things of the soul. The body and its needs do…
Rest in God
“Make the people sit down,” Jesus told them. John 6: 10 The first thing Jesus did before miraculously feeding the five thousand was to have the people sit…
Joseph: The Earthly Father
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. (John 15:13 KJV) Joseph, a humble Jewish carpenter, married a…
The Messianic Secret
Readings for the 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time Jesus asks a simple question. “Who do the crowds say that I am?” (Luke 9:18) All volunteer an answer, because…
Even Pharisees Aren’t So Bad
How many of of us have a positive impression of Pharisees? Probably not too many. For most Bible readers, the Pharisees stand out, memorably as the best known…
Faith vs. Works? Paul, the Pharisee, and the Alabaster Jar
Sunday Readings for June 12, 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Protestants say we’re justified by faith. Some Catholics say we’re saved by good works. But what does the…
The Lord’s Prayer Part 7 – We Are Not As Strong As We Think We Are
“And lead us not into temptation…” This may seem like a strange request of Our Father in Heaven. After all, He is not the tempter. Satan is the…