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...
by James Nash | Jul 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
What Does it Mean to Love God with All Your Mind? The 15th Sunday of Ordinary Time–Part 1 Luke 10:25-37 In this Sunday’s gospel reading Jesus gives us the Great Commandment and then demonstrates how we can fulfill it. The first gospel to be written, Mark,...
by James Nash | Jul 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
Is 66:10-14c Gal 6:14-18 Lk 10:1-12; 17-20 When I first read it, this gospel passage raised a lot of hard to answer questions, at least to my mind. For example, why does Jesus tell his followers to greet no one along the way? Isn’t he telling them to be rude? Even...
by James Nash | Jun 30, 2022 | Uncategorized
\ Why Is it a Bad Idea for Church and State to Be Too Close? Some of our elected representatives are questioning America’s traditional separation of church and state. On Tuesday, after winning her primary, Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo) said, “I’m...
by James Nash | Jun 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
I Kings 19:16b, 19-21 Gal 5:1, 13-18 Luke 9:51-62 Some Questions The passages from I Kings and Luke suggest family duties can sometimes conflict with following God’s commands. Have you ever experienced this in your own life or seen it in the lives of others? Why...
by James Nash | Jun 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
Gen 14:18-20; I Cor 11:23-26; Luke 9:11b-17 The Solemnity of the Body Blood of Christ – June 19 On Corpus Christi we Catholic celebrate the Real Presence of the body and blood of Jesus Christ in the bread and wine of the Eucharist. This is tough even for most...
