Just as it takes two to tango, it I takes two to commit adultery (or does it?). Jesus’ teaching on adultery is so radical that it is rarely referred to, seldom spoken about and little understood. We shall come to this teaching in due course. What we encounter in today’s Gospel is much more than […]
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More than anything else the Parable of the Prodigal Son reveals God’s love for us. We can all, to some extent, have a wrong understanding of God. We can think of him as harsh, demanding, judgmental or condemnatory. But in today’s parable Jesus reveals the fatherly heart of God. The parable is, in fact, less
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In an age without newspapers, TV or the Internet tragic news still got out there. Jesus comments on two hot topics of discussion — two tragic accidents that had recently occurred. The first of these otherwise unknown incidents concerned the killing of some Galileans while they were offering sacrifice, probably in the Jerusalem temple at
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Why was Jesus transfigured? What purpose did it serve? Why did he take only three disciples with him? Why Peter, James and John? Why did Peter betray the Lord after having witnessed first hand such an amazing miracle? All interesting questions and ones about which the Spirit will surely enlighten us. The Transfiguration was a
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Simon and his companions were fishermen who came from a fishing community. It was something they had done all their lives, and they never anticipated any change in their lifestyle. They probably loved their work, but no doubt they had had many days like this one, with nothing to show for their efforts. At times
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At the point when today’s Gospel begins, Jesus has just read from the Hebrew Scriptures in the synagogue. His reading, from Isaiah, has been received with reverence. On sitting down, Jesus makes a shocking declaration. The promise of Isaiah is fulfilled here, today. The response of the people is fascinating. They embrace and accept him.
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The Gentiles, like Luke himself, had believed in Christ on the testimony of others, not because they were eyewitnesses to Jesus’ life, ministry and resurrection. Attacks on the historical existence of Jesus began to undermine their faith. To build up their faith, Luke wrote down an orderly account of Jesus’ earthly life and ministry ‘just
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In a village in Galilee we encounter John’s ‘sign theology.’ As he puts it so simply and beautifully: ‘This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee‘ (v. 11). The question, as always with these signs, is: ‘What does this sign mean?’ Believer or unbeliever, we all understand the message a superabundance
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Today the season of Christmas draws to a close. It reaches a wonderful climax in a definitive event in the Lord’s life: his baptism in the Jordan. Jesus’ baptism was a remarkable event because the baptism offered by John the Baptist was for repentance. The immersion in the waters of the Jordan was a sign
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Part of the joy of good news is sharing it! Mary rushes to Elizabeth to relate her news. Her amazement and sheer wonder at being chosen must have consumed her as she journeyed to her cousin’s home. The meeting between the two women is a touching scene. The sense of joy, anticipation and hope between
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