In today’s gospel I think poor Martha is sometimes made to be the foil of the story. We easily remember the ending. Mary has chosen “the better part” and poor Martha is left worried and anxious about many things. In our minds, Mary becomes the model disciple while...
What must I do to inherit eternal life? The purpose of the question in today’s Gospel proposed by a religious scholar is to make Jesus look bad, seem a heretic, or put him in public disgrace. It is important to note that this is not a person who is authentically...
Today’s first reading continues Job’s encounter and dialogue with God. Job is forthright and bold in his challenge to God. In today’s reading God in turn answers and challenges Job. God puts a series of questions to Job which ultimately silence Job: “Then Job...
Once again today we look at the sending of the disciples out onto the road to proclaim the presence of the Kingdom of God. This is not just the original twelve apostles but a larger number of disciples – 72. Once again, we see that Jesus sends his disciple out very...
