Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
LUKE 12:13-21 In the Old Testament there are two historical books known as 1 & 2 Chronicles. Historical is in italics because they are a theological and heavily slanted revision of the Books of Kings which were already a theological presentation of the history of the kings of Israel and Judah....Read full story »
Monday, July 29, 2013
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
LUKE 11:1-13 The Gospels of Mark and Matthew each depict Jesus at prayer three times. Luke's gospel depicts Jesus at prayer eight times. This may indicate that Luke himself was a man of prayer. On this occasion Luke begins, "He (Jesus) was praying in a certain place...." His disciples respected Jes...Read full story »
Monday, July 22, 2013
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Gospel: Luke 10:38-42 A visit to the home of Martha and Mary begins as follows, “Jesus entered a village where a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him.” We can assume that Martha and her sister Mary are the same Martha and Mary who had a brother named Lazarus in John 11. If th...Read full story »
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
LUKE 10:25-37 The gospel reading begins, "A scholar of the law stood up to test Jesus...." A "scholar of the law" is a scribe, a scholar of the Scriptures we call the Old Testament. Such scholars were also known as lawyers because they studied and applied to specific cases the Law of Moses, t...Read full story »
Tuesday, July 09, 2013
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
LUKE 10:1-12. 17-20 Mark, Matthew, and Luke all describe a mission of the Twelve to heal and to proclaim the kingdom of God. For all three gospels the mission of the Twelve is the context for including in the gospel instructions for missionaries at the time when the gospels were written - the last...Read full story »
Monday, July 01, 2013
Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
LUKE 9:51-62 Up to this time in Luke^s gospel the ministry of Jesus has been centered on Galilee, his home province. Luke opens a new section of his gospel. It is called "Journey to Jerusalem." He begins, "When the days drew near for him to be received up, he set his face for Jerusalem." The...Read full story »
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time
LUKE 9:18-24 In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus is seen praying more often than in the other gospels. This can indicate that Luke himself was a man of prayer. Thus he begins today's gospel, "Now it happened that as Jesus was praying alone...." Then Luke adds,".. .the disciples were with him." This may st...Read full story »
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
LUKE 7:36-8:3 Two major themes of Luke's gospel and his Acts of Apostles are repentance and forgiveness. Examples: the parable of the prodigal son; the repentance and forgiveness of the criminal crucified with Jesus. This Sunday's gospel is another illustration of these themes. The setting i...Read full story »
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
The Most Holy Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus
LUKE9:llb-17 The festive celebration of the Body and Blood of Christ, traditionally called "Corpus Christie (Latin for "Body of Christ"), originated as follows. In 1246, the bishop of the Diocese of Liege, (today in Belgium), established this feast for his diocese. His action was a response to a pl...Read full story »
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
The Most Holy Trinity
JOHN 16:12-15 This day's gospel reading is part of Jesus' lengthy Last Supper Discourse in the Gospel of John. The context is the oft-repeated theme of Jesus' departure from his disciples to the Father. John begins: "Jesus said to his disciples, 'I have much more to say to you, but you cannot bear...Read full story »
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
