All posts tagged Temple

Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen

Click here for today’s Scripture readings. Ex 20:1-17 1 Cor 1:22-25 Jn 2:13-25 The gospel for today can be a bit shocking. We see Jesus in a bit of a …

Hanukkah and Christmas

Click here for today’s Scripture readings. 1 Mc 4:36-37, 52-59 Lk 19:45-48 After they journeyed to the Promised Land, the Jews made Jerusalem their capital and built a temple for …

Fish Story

Click here for today’s Scripture readings. Dt 10:12-22 Mt 17:22-27 The “fish story” in today’s Gospel may sound like an excerpt from Grimms’ Fairy Tales, but it is profoundly theological. …

Mark’s Sandwiches

Click here for today’s Scripture readings. Sir 44:1, 9-13 Mk 11:11-26 I’ve always thought it was strange that a hungry Jesus cursed the seemingly innocent fig tree for not having …

Already Not Yet

Click here for today’s Scripture readings. 1 Jn 2:3-11 Lk 2:22-35 The Reign of God is often described as being present “already” but “not yet.” Especially during the first weeks, …

House and Home

Click here for today’s Scripture readings. 2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16 Luke 1:67-79 The key image in our first reading is “house”.  On one level it refers to the …

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