by James Nash | Sep 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
24th Sunday Ordinary Time Exodus 32:7-11, 13-14 I Tm 1:12-17 Luke 15:1-32 The gospel reading for this Sunday reveals two shocking truths about Jesus and the Father, but they may no longer astonish us as much as they should. Let’s start with Jesus. The Pharisees and...
by James Nash | Sep 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
Twenty-third Sunday Ordinary Time Wis 9:13-18b Philemon 9-10, 12-17 Luke 14:25-33 This part of today’s gospel is usually skipped over in the homilies I have heard (verse 26). But it is one of my favorite gospel passages, especially the part about hating your parents!...
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...
