Please read the passage before the homily. This passage about marriage is sandwiched between two cases about children. Perhaps the best discussion about marriage and divorce is to consider the interaction of Jesus with these children. The book of Deuteronomy … Continued
Por favor, lean este pasaje antes de la homilía. Hermanas y Hermanos, Este pasaje sobre matrimonio se intercala entre dos casos sobre los niños. Tal vez la mejor discusión sobre el matrimonio y el divorcio es considerar la interacción de … Continued
Please read the passage before reading the commentary God spoke to Job. God said that Job was not asking the right questions, that Job understood neither God nor the inner workings of the solar system and universe or of anything … Continued
Please read the passage before reading the commentary We plow fields, plant seeds and uproot weeds, all in the hope of a bountiful harvest or beautiful flowers. We do not ask the earth if it hurts to plow it. We … Continued
Please read the passage before reading the commentary It is said that virtue lies in the middle. On one extreme, we have Job who is quintessentially the good and honorable person. On the other we have total disaster of Job’s … Continued
Please read the passage before the homily. Who is in and who is not is? Who is insider and who is outsider? The child is the greatest. The person who sneaks in and heals in the name of Jesus is … Continued
Por favor, lean este pasaje antes de la homilía. Hermanas y Hermanos, ¿Quién está en el reino de Dios, y quién no está en el? ¿Quién es persona de la casa y quién es persona de afuera? El niño es … Continued
Please read the passage before reading the commentary This is a well-known passage and often used at funerals. There is a time, a time for this and a time for that, back and forth, hither and yon, seven couplets in … Continued
Please read the passage before reading the commentary Ancient philosophers taught that virtue stands in the middle between two opposites. We consider the well-balanced person someone to imitate. The genius may have much talent in a limited sphere and little … Continued
Please read the passage before reading the commentary The language of Proverbs is that of a male parent talking with his male heir. This does not mean that it lacks value for women and girls. Much of ancient culture was … Continued