We continue to draw our gospels from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. Today the Gospel is taken from Matthew 7 which is the concluding part of the Sermon. The opening verse is not the most attractive saying: “Do not give what is holy to dogs, or throw your pearls before...
Jesus’ teaching in today’s Gospel is quite simple: “Stop it!” He knows that religious people, be they Jewish or Christian, tend to be self-righteous and judgmental. His teaching is simple and direct: “Stop judging, that you may not be judged.” He does not say, “do...
The gospels from the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5 and 6) continue and in many ways the underlying question remains for whom and with whom are we choosing to be formed; who and what are we becoming. “The lamp of the body is the eye. If your eye is sound, your whole...
In today’s Gospel Jesus teaches us how to pray. He teaches us not only the words to use but also our attitude in approaching God. We should approach God with simplicity and trust. We do not need to use a lot of honorific titles to “butter” God up to make him listen...
In today’s Gospel Jesus continues his teaching on “greater righteousness” that he called for at the beginning of the section with these words: “I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter into the kingdom of...
