Twenty-eight Sunday in Ordinary Time
LUKE 17:11-19 In the Gospels of Mark, Matthew, and Luke the ministry of Jesus is primarily in Galilee, in the north of Palestine. In the south lay Judea with its capital city Jerusalem. Samaria lay between Galilee and Judea. The normal route to Jerusalem would be through Samaria. However, Je...Read full story »
Monday, October 07, 2013
Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
LUKE 17:5-10 For a month of Sundays, Luke will step away from his zeal to teach Christians the correct use of wealth. Today the subject is faith. The apostles approach Jesus with this appeal, “Increase our faith!” Jesus does not comply by heaping a “quantity” of faith on the...Read full story »
Wednesday, October 02, 2013
Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
LUKE 16:19-31 Luke continues his instruction on the use of wealth with another parable. A rich man clothed in purple and fine linen indulged in his daily banquet. Purple dye was obtained from a Mediterranean shellfish. The dye was used for clothing often restricted to royalty and to those on...Read full story »
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
LUKE 16:1-13 With this story Luke returns to the theme of Christians and wealth. A rich man had a steward (a property manager). A report came to the rich man - his steward was squander-ing the property entrusted to him. He called him “on the carpet.” An audit was necessary...Read full story »
Monday, September 16, 2013
Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
LUKE 15:1-32 “Tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear Jesus.” This headline introduc-es three stories (parables) that could be called “Lost and Found.” Tax collectors were local agents who bought from the Roman occupation forces a franchise to collect...Read full story »
Monday, September 09, 2013
Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
LUKE 14:25-33 Luke again reminds readers that Jesus is traveling. Destination: Jerusalem, where bitter suffering awaits him. It is therefore appropriate that the framework called “The Journey to Jerusalem,” contains difficult, even bitter, teaching. The first statement: “If...Read full story »
Tuesday, September 03, 2013
Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
LUKE 14:1. 7-14 It was a Sabbath. All work was forbidden. Jesus came to dine at the home of a leading Pharisee, very likely a member of the Supreme Council called the Sanhedrin. Jesus associated with all classes, from the popularly hated tax collectors to the top ranks of religious direction. Luke...Read full story »
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
LUKE 13:22-30 Luke reminds us that this section of his gospel is presented within a framework called “The Journey to Jerusalem.” The journey began in 9:52, “When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face for Jerusalem.” For this Sunday’s liturgy...Read full story »
Monday, August 19, 2013
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
LUKE 12:49-53 In the strange collection which we call Luke’s chapter twelve, he moves on to a topic without connection to the preceding (last Sunday’s gospel). He depicts Jesus saying, “I have come to cast fire upon the earth, and how I wish it were already set ablaze.̶...Read full story »
Monday, August 12, 2013
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
LUKE 12:32-48 In the strange mixture of topics in chapter twelve, the author switches from topics found in Matthew’s Sermon on the Mount, or in Luke’s own version called the Sermon on the Plain, to topics that fit better into Jesus’ discourse on the end times. Luke’s...Read full story »
Monday, August 05, 2013
