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One Father; One Teacher
Every time I read this gospel, I feel a little uneasy. The reason is people call me “Father” everyday – and Jesus explicitly forbids this. However, there’s a context to …
Jesus’ Modus Operandi
Still bathed in the light of Christmas, we listen to the Gospel texts chosen for Mass this week. They include selections from all four Gospels. In these readings, Jesus is …
Skeletons in Jesus’s Closet
We have a phrase in our American culture, “ the skeletons in our family closet”. They are our ancestors whose lives we would rather not recount to outsiders. Jesus came …
Feast of Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist
“So, what do you do?” It’s a question all of us are asked when we meet someone new, as though we can be defined by our work. Today’s first reading …
Get a Life!
Click here for today’s Scripture readings. 1 Cor 1:26-31 Mt 25:14-30 Come on, get on with it! we tell people who are down in the dumps because of one thing …
He knows our time
Click here for today’s Scripture readings. Ez 43:1-7ab Mt 23:1-12 The gospels follow Jesus on his journey to Jerusalem on which places, people and situations change along the way, like …
Help our Unbelief
Click here for today’s Scripture readings. Hab 1:12-2:4 Mt 17:14-20 Matthew’s gospel has shortened the account we read today of a miracle reported already in Mark’s gospel. A man steps …
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