July 29 2018 wk 36 Bulletin
July 22 2018 Bulletin
July 22 2018 wk 35 Bulletin
JULY242018
According to Jewish law you are a Jew if you have a Jewish mother. It is a matter of biology. When Jesus says, “whoever does the will of my heavenly Father is my brother, and sister, and mother,” he lets us know that his followers will not be determined by race or ethnicity but on… Read More »
JULY232018
No one is quite sure who the prophet Micah was. Like many of the prophets he chastised Israel for its abandonment of God’s ways while at the same time offering consolation that God would redeem them once they reformed. Also, like many of the prophets, he warned the Chosen People not to rely on ritual… Read More »
JULY222018
What do you want to be when you grow up? A police officer, an astronaut, a millionaire, a ballerina, a basketball player, a doctor, a singer? We have all been asked that question at some point along the journey of life. How did that work out for you? And we are reminded in the scene… Read More »
JULY212018
To understand Jesus the first Christians looked at the prophetic tradition of Israel. For example, St. Matthew quotes from Isaiah: “he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.” Micah is part of that tradition when he rails against injustice. “Woe to those who plan iniquity… They cheat an owner of his house.” For us to be genuine… Read More »
JULY202018
After King Hezekiah prayed about his terminal illness the word of the LORD came to the Prophet Isaiah: “Go, tell Hezekiah: Thus says the LORD, I have heard your prayer and seen your tears. I will heal you: I will add fifteen years to your life.” Hezekiah was doubtless overjoyed at the news. Fifteen years! Great!… Read More »
JULY192018
A naive understanding of the ways of God suggests that the good are rewarded and the evil punished. The Prophet Isaiah hints at this when he says, “The way of the just is smooth; the path of the just you make level.” The sayings of Jesus can also promote this idea: “Come to me, all… Read More »
JULY182018
My old Bible teacher called it a “Johannine thunderbolt in a Matthean sky.” In Matthew 11 we read: “No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son.” This is the kind of language we usually find in the fourth gospel and here it is in the first.… Read More »
JULY172018
Jesus was “meek and humble of heart.” He was full of love and compassion. With all of that he was not reluctant to pronounce a “woe” on those who needed to hear it. He warned his contemporaries when he thought they merited warning. All of which serves as a reminder that sometime the loving thing… Read More »
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