Jesus responds to the disciples’ question about divorce and marriage in a very direct and clear way. It is a response that goes beyond the tradition in Israel at the time. Jesus looks at us and the world through the eyes of God. To answer the concerns about divorce,...
After the Transfiguration takes the road to Jerusalem and his eventual passion, death, and resurrection. Along the way there are no more large crowds, big miracles, or big sermons, rather he concentrates on his last teaching for his disciples. Today’s Gospel reading...
The profession of faith by Peter in today’s passage from the Gospel is a culmination point in the first section of the Gospel. Everything that comes before this moment in the Gospel, all Jesus’ preaching, marvelous deeds, table fellowships, and teaching, is meant to...
On the road to Jerusalem para the feast of Passover, the disciples of Jesus were filled wonder from all the marvelous deeds, healings, actions, and words of Jesus. They had very high expectations about their arrival in Jerusalem, the capital, with Jesus. Many thought...
Today’s parable shows us a way of looking at our lives and the world that has not really penetrated well into our Christian culture. The fishing nets collects all kinds of fish that eventually have to be separated into those that are edible and non-edible. Jesus said...
