All posts tagged pharisees

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Let There be no Stone Throwers Among Us

First of all it should be mentioned that the woman in today’s gospel was caught in the act of committing adultery. We all know it takes two to tango. Where …

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Something New

I write as the election of Pope Francis is celebrated all over the world.  The first pope from the Americas, the first pope in over a millennium from the southern …

Commitment

Click here for today’s Scripture readings. Ezechiel 16: 1-15, 60, 63 Matthew 19: 3-12 Commitment to do his Father’s will is the reason Jesus came into the world.  Again and …

The Time We Have

Click here for today’s Scripture readings. Jer 11:18-20 Jn 7:40-53 There is a sharp contrast in today’s gospel between those who hear Jesus and are believe, and those who despite …

A Story That Introduces the Son of Man

Click here for today’s Scripture readings. Is 43:18-19, 21-22, 24b-25 2 Cor 1:18-22 Mk 2:1-12 Our Gospel today leaves us hanging.  It is the beginning of a section of Mark …

Woe to Us Too!

Click here for today’s Scripture readings. Ru 2:1-3, 8-11; 4:13-17 Mt 23:1-12 One benefit modern scriptural studies give us– and we should be thankful for it– is a better understanding …

Seeding Tough Ground

Click here for today’s Scripture readings. Ex 16:1-5, 9-15 Mt 13:1-9 Reading the gospels and other parts of scripture, it always helps to see where we are in the story. …

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