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by bcadmin | Oct 21, 2022 | Featured, News, parable, parables of Christ, Pharisees, Scripture Speaks | 0 |
Readings for the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Today, Jesus tells a story about two men praying in the Temple; one is seriously religious, the other a serious sinner. What can they teach us? Gospel (Read Lk 18:9-14) St. Luke, in reporting one of Jesus’ parables, explains its meaning before we actually read it: “Jesus addressed […]
by bcadmin | Oct 14, 2022 | Featured, Gospel, News, parable, parables of Christ, Scripture Speaks, Second Coming | 0 |
Readings for the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Today, after Jesus tells His disciples a parable about prayer, He asks one of the most haunting questions ever to leave His lips. What was it? Gospel (Read Lk 18:1-8) As Jesus continued His journey toward Jerusalem and the fulfillment of His earthly mission, St. Luke tells us […]
by bcadmin | Sep 17, 2022 | dishonest steward, Gospel of Luke, Jesus Christ, News, parable, prudence, The Dispatch | 0 |
Readings: • Am 8:4-7 • Ps 113:1-2, 4-6, 7-8 • 1 Tm 2:1-8 • Lk 16:1-13 How difficult is the parable of the dishonest steward, heard in today’s Gospel reading? “Of all of Jesus’ parables,” […]
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 9, 2022 | A Lamp Unto My Feet, Between the Sundays, Featured, forgiveness, Justice, Mercy, News, parable, prodigal son | 0 |
This Sunday’s Gospel continues some of the themes we saw in last week’s second reading: true freedom, justice, and forgiveness. The long form choice of the Gospel includes what is perhaps one of Jesus’ most famous parables, the father and his two sons….
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 26, 2022 | A Lamp Unto My Feet, Between the Sundays, Featured, General, good works, Gospel, Mass, News, parable, Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins, Parousia, prepared, Virtue | 0 |
Most of us were taught at a young age about the importance of sharing. And while sharing is wonderful, there are some things in life that we cannot share. There are things that we cannot borrow from others. We see that in today’s Gospel reading, …
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 20, 2021 | Between the Sundays, disciple, discipleship, Featured, freedom, joy, kingdom, Living the Faith, News, parable, serve, vineyard, workers in the vineyard | 0 |
“What if we instead showed that those laborers in the vineyard had it better than the idlers in the market?” In the Gospel readings this week, we have been hearing about what it means to follow Christ. Lessons on the commandments and…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 15, 2020 | Commentary, Faith, Gospel, lead, News, On Spirituality, parable | 0 |
The disciple of the Lord Jesus accepts the Gospel as the authentic and everlasting Word of God. They do not compromise any of the teachings of Jesus Christ.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 14, 2020 | fear of God, Jean Pierre Camus, Jesus Christ, News, parable, Prophet Isaiah, St. Francis de Sales, The Dispatch | 0 |
On the Readings for Sunday, November 19, 2017 […]
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 13, 2020 | Between the Sundays, Evangelization, Faith, Featured, gift, holiness, Living the Faith, mysteries of the kingdom, News, parable, Parable of the Talents, Prayer, prayer life, responsibility, talent | 0 |
“At the end of our lives, He will ask what we did with what we were given.” This Sunday’s Gospel is one of my favorite parables of Jesus – the parable of the talents. It’s a multifaceted parable that can be read on many levels, and I think …
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 4, 2020 | Bible, Commentary, Faith, lead, Mass, News, On Spirituality, parable | 0 |
We need to turn to God. Only in him will our hunger and thirst be satisfied.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 17, 2020 | Between the Sundays, Catholic Church, Featured, judgment, Living the Faith, Mercy, News, parable, Parable of the Wheat and the Tares, sin, weeds, wheat | 0 |
“We falsely give ourselves the prerogative that is only God’s: to judge hearts and decide who is worthy of our time, our love, and our mercy.” The Kingdom of heaven is like… This Sunday’s Gospel continues Jesus’ Kingdom discourse. The three shorte…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 16, 2020 | Matthew 13, News, parable, Sunday Scriptures, Wheat and the Weeds | 0 |
The parable of Jesus in Matthew 13 is often referred to as “The Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds,” even though Jesus never says that the good seed is “wheat.”
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