by James Nash | Dec 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
Third Sunday of Advent Isaiah 35:1–6a, 10 James 5:7–10 Matthew 11:2–11 Today’s gospel reading asks us to compare John the Baptist with Jesus, as we began to do last week. Doing so will help us prepare for Christmas, the Feast of the Incarnation, because it will deepen...
by James Nash | Dec 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
Second Sunday of Advent Isaiah 11:1–10 Romans 15:4–9 Matthew 3:1–12 What is repentance? Our gospel reading this week tells us to repent, but what does that mean? And why should we do it? Repentance doesn’t sound like “good news” but rather some unpleasant duty....
by James Nash | Nov 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
First Sunday of Advent Isaiah 2:1–5 Romans 13:11–14 Matthew 24:37–44 Author’s Note: Happy New Year! This is the first Sunday of Advent for Year A, the start of the new Church year and this is when my book begins. Today I am simply going to post verbatim the...
by James Nash | Nov 19, 2022 | Uncategorized
Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe 2 Samuel 5:1-3 Colossians 1:12-20 Luke 23:35-43 Imagine how puzzled you would be if you had never heard of Jesus your entire life and read today’s gospel as explaining why Christians believe Jesus is “King of the Universe!”...
by James Nash | Nov 13, 2022 | Uncategorized
33rd Sunday Ordinary Time Malachi 3:19-20a 2 Thessalonians 3:7-12 Luke 21:5-19 Today’s gospel and Old Testament readings are apocalyptic. In the Old Testament, this refers to the “Day of the Lord,” when God will intervene in history to punish evildoers and reward the...
by James Nash | Nov 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
32nd Sunday Ordinary Time 2 Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-14 2Thessalonians 2:16-3:5 Luke 20:27-38 This week’s gospel reading raises some puzzling questions for me. Jesus’s argument in verses 34-36 seems to assume that the reason we marry is because we will die, because he says...
