ponderings on life and faith
Here you will find reflections and musings related to Scripture.
While most homilies for this 23rd Sunday of ordinary time [A] would focus on how we are called to help call one another into community, or on the sacrament of reconciliation, In my preparation for today, I was drawn to part of the last line of todays gospel ….. “Where two or more are gathered in my name, I am there […]
There are many wonderful translations of Scripture. For ‘easy-reading’, (as opposed to study), I enjoy “The Message” paraphrase by Eugene Peterson. Here is the letter of James in this contemporary paraphrase. I, James, am a slave of God and the Master Jesus, writing to the twelve tribes scattered to Kingdom Come: Hello! Consider it […]
Once more Jesus spoke to the chief priests and Pharisees in parables: “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son. He sent his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding banquet, but they would not come. Again he sent other slaves, […]
As mentioned in our weekly bulletin, here is the text of the Canticle of Zechariah from the Morning Prayer of the Church , for your prayers in Holy Week ….. Luke 1:68-79 – The Messiah and his forerunner Blessed + be the Lord, the God of Israel;he has come to his people and set them free. […]
Jesus opened their mind to understand the scriptures The disciples had seen the hebrew scripture, read it, heard it preached in the synagogues, and the temple. They thought they understood it, and had used their understanding to define what the Messiah would be and do. Well, It didn’t happen that way, did it! Jesus opened their […]
Scripture is the “word of God”. This is the title Christians most commonly give to the Bible, and the expression is rich in meaning. It is also the title given to the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity, God the Son. The word of God is Scripture. The Word of God is Jesus. This close […]
