Jesus gives us an important warning in today’s Gospel: “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing.” It seems the proliferation of podcasts, tweets, and other social media has also brought a proliferation of conspiracy theories and false prophets. ...
Today’s Gospel continues Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. Today’s sermon is addressed to his disciples, that is to all us Christians. His teaching is simple: Stop it! “Stop judging, that you may not be judged.” Notice that Jesus does not say, “do not judge,” but “Stop...
Today’s Gospel continues Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:1-7:28). In this Sermon Jesus gives us his authoritative teaching. “When he saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him. He began to teach them, saying…”...
In today’s Gospel Jesus warns against performing “righteous deeds” for human approval. We should not perform our “righteous deeds” or acts of piety with pomp or outward show to call attention to ourselves. Jesus teaches us disciples: “Take care not to perform...
In today’s Gospel Jesus gives his authoritative interpretation of the Scripture, the Old Testament. In the Sermon of the Mount Jesus introduces a text of the Old Testament with the words, “You have heard that it was said to your ancestors…” and then gives his...
