Our life with God, from a natural religiosity viewpoint, is based on self-justification. We think we can buy or justify our redemption through good acts and a good life. We can even feel proud of ourselves when we believe we have done good deeds. With our good deeds,...
Once again, we see that Jesus’ values and the those of the religious leaders of his times were diametrically opposed. Those leaders maintained their holiness by isolating themselves from any contamination with those whom they considered sinful or evil. In their view...
Today we hear Paul’s councils to married couples in Ephesus. It is one of the recommended readings for marriage ceremonies. Yet now a days it is not chosen very often. A first glance to anyone from our modern culture, the vision seems overly harsh towards women. A...
What a disturbing saying from Jesus today! This is especially so if we are tied to that false concept that Christianity is about peace in the sense of doing nothing. Jesus himself directly rebukes that image by saying that he has not come to establish peace on the...
Today we see Jesus invited to dinner with one of the town’s Pharisees or religious leaders and other important neighbors. While they were dining, a woman appears and washes Jesus’ feet. The whole story and event is centered around washing of the feet. This may seem...
