John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” Reflection This passage is often quoted to indicate Jesus’ intention that Christians be an exclusive in-group, and […]
Matthew 25:14-30 ‘For it is as if a man, going on a journey, summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them; to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he […]
Luke 15:1-6 Now all the tax-collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him. And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, ‘This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.’ So he told them this parable: ‘Which one of […]
Matthew 28:26-28 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. Reflection This passage is […]
Luke 10:25-37 Just then, a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. ‘Teacher,’ he said, ‘what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ He said to him, ‘What is written in the law? What do you read there?’ He answered, ‘You shall love […]
1 Corinthians 10:20 But the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God, and I do not want you to be participants with demons. Reflection We often take verses about specific situations and apply them to everyone and everything. This […]
Year C Season after Pentecost All Saints Day Luke 6:20-31 What I Am Learning Jesus looks at his disciples and says: “Blessed are you who are poor… who are hungry now… who weep now… Blessed are you when people hate you on […]
Year C Season after Pentecost Proper 26 (31) Luke 19:1-10 What I Am Learning Jesus is passing through Jericho when he sees Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector, who has climbed a sycamore tree to catch a glimpse of him. Tax collectors were […]
Year C Season after Pentecost Proper 25 (30) Luke 18:9-14 What I Am Learning Jesus tells a parable to “some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and regarded others with contempt.” Two men go up to the temple to pray. […]
Year C Season after Pentecost Proper 24 (29) Luke 18:1-8 What I Am Learning Jesus tells a parable about a widow who keeps coming to a judge, demanding justice. The judge neither fears God nor respects people, but he eventually gives in—not […]