by James Nash | Aug 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
19th Sunday of Ordinary Time Wisdom 18:6-9 Heb 11:1-2, 8-19 Luke 12:32-48 Saint Peter’s question is my question. Is the parable intended only for Jesus’ twelve disciples and Church leaders? Or does it apply to everyone? I would add, is the parable still...
by James Nash | Aug 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
18th Sunday Ordinary Time Ecc 1:2; 2:21-23 Col 3:1-5; 9-11 Lk 12:13-21 What is so foolish about building enough storage capacity to prevent the food you have grown from rotting? On the contrary, it seems it would be wasteful, even “foolish,” not to...
by James Nash | Jul 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
17th Sunday Ordinary Time Luke 11:1-13 It would seem from this Sunday’s readings that the answer is, “Yes!” We read in Luke 11:9-10 that Jesus says, “And I tell you, ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and it will be...
by James Nash | Jul 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
16th Sunday Ordinary Time Gen 18:1-10a Col. 1:24-28 Luke 10:38-42 She’s In the Tent In this week’s Old Testament lesson, Abraham’s divine guests ask him where his wife is. “She’s in the tent,” Abraham replies. In this example of Old...
by James Nash | Jul 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
Does Jesus Answer the Lawyer’s Question? No! Most commentators miss this critical dimension of the all-too familiar story of the Good Samaritan. Luke 10:29-37 Image by falco from Pixabay The lawyer asks, “Who is my neighbor?” What lies behind this question? The lawyer...
