Thirty Second Sunday – A
In the Jewish culture of the first century, a man negotiated with his prospective bride’sparents regarding the marriage contract. After reaching an agreement, the bridegroomreturned…
All Saints: Thomas on Holiness
We may think that the holiness of the Saints is their accomplishment. In fact, the Saintsare those who allow the desires of God to take…
Thirtieth Sunday – A
“Love” is an ambiguous word. It has a variety of meanings for each of us. We “love”people in different ways at different times. Love can…
Twenty Ninth Sunday – A
Many people whom we consider to be close to us are physically very far from us. Longbefore e-mail, phone calls, texting and twitter, the Apostle…
Twenty Eighth Sunday
We are surprised by the ending of today’s Gospel (Mt 22:1-14). The king told hisservants to bring anyone they find on the roads to the…
Twenty Seventh Sunday – A
Matthew, and the other Evangelists as well, sprinkles clues to Jesus’ identity throughouthis Gospel. If we don’t watch carefully we can miss them. A good…
Twenty Sixth Sunday – A
Paul challenges the Christians to think the way that Jesus thought. In today’s secondreading (The Letter to the Philippians 2:1-11), Paul tells the Philippians to…
Twenty-Fifth Sunday A
The message of today’s Gospel (Matthew 20: 1-16) seems unfair: those who come towork in the vineyard in the late afternoon receive the same pay…
Twenty Fourth Sunday – A
Jesus tells Peter to forgive his brother “seventy times seven times” (Matthew 18:22). Toexplain what He means, Jesus tells the story of the servant whose…
Twenty-Third Sunday
What do we do when someone wrongs us? Sometimes, we react harshly. Sometimeswe withdraw and brood over what the person has done. Sometimes, we talk…