Please read the passage before reading the comments. The passage is about God’s servant. Usually in the Hebrew Scriptures, servant of the Lord refers to the people of Israel. In the Servant Songs of Isaiah, chapters 42-53, sometimes Servant of … Continued
Please read the passage noted before the commentary. It is Palm Sunday. Each year we proclaim the passion of Christ. This year we read from the Passion according to St Luke. In his gospel, Luke has highlighted the presence of … Continued
Por favor, lean este pasaje antes de la homilía. Es domingo de Ramos. Cada año proclamamos la Pasión de Cristo. Este año leemos la Pasión según San Lucas. En su evangelio, Lucas destacó la presencia de las mujeres, la contribución … Continued
Please read the passage before reading the comments. First there were rumors, the whisperings of many. Then there was the denial because “the Lord is with me.” Then there was the angry denunciation. Finally, there was resolution, with praise to … Continued
Please read the passage before reading the commenta. In the interest of brevity, we have given the gist of the story here. The three Jewish young men are usually mentioned by name instead of by pronouns. The same is true … Continued
Please read the passage before reading the commentary. The reading is from the thirteenth chapter of the book of Daniel, the story of Susanna who is falsely accused of adultery with its penalty of death by stoning. In a sense … Continued
Please read the passage noted before the commentary. Were those people who brought to Jesus the woman just taken in adultery secretly involved in adultery themselves? What better way to draw criticism from oneself than by drawing attention to others? … Continued
Por favor, lean este pasaje antes de la homilía. Los escribas y fariseos que trajeron esta mujer sorprendida en adulterio, ¿Se implicaban secretamente también en adulterio? ¿Qué mejor manera podemos de generar críticas de nosotros que acusando a los demás? … Continued
Please read the passage before reading the commentary. The book of Wisdom is not considered part of the Bible by every Christian. The Jewish community Jerusalem did not accept it as biblical because of its language and origin. In the … Continued
Please read the passage before reading the commentary. The Israelites had been exiled to Babylon. They were on the verge of returning to their homeland. Isaiah was sent to them. His message was that they would return home on a … Continued