Thirtieth Sunday of Ordinary Time-C This Sunday, we will examine the meaning of another of Jesus’ parables. It is a story about two distinct characters praying in the temple, one religious and the other not. One of them is a Pharisee, a religious party member and scholar who studied the Torah and determined for his … Continue reading The Sin of Presumption
Tag: Mercy
The Woman Caught in Adultery
Fifth Sunday of Lent-C Anyone who has seriously followed the teachings of Jesus knows his teaching about adultery is strict. He reiterated his father’s command that what God has joined, no one must separate. He further clarified his statement by saying, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her; and if she … Continue reading The Woman Caught in Adultery
The Problem with Human Projection
Twenty-Fifth Sunday- A Ludwig Feuerbach, the nineteenth-century German philosopher who greatly influenced Karl Marx, postulated that the existence of God, the idea of God, is simply a tendency of human beings to create an ideal being with all of our best qualities. In other words, God is nothing more than a person's projection of a … Continue reading The Problem with Human Projection
Women Who Need a Catechism Lesson
Sorry Ladies, Abortion is NOT a Christian Value Prominent entertainers publicly supporting the slaughter of unborn babies under the pretext of “mercy” and “Christian values” is an outrageous new form of gaslighting that we are regrettably being subjected to by the mainstream media. One is reminded of the timeless verse from the Prophet Isaiah: Ah! … Continue reading Women Who Need a Catechism Lesson
The Irony of the Kingdom of God
The irony of a well-known sinner becoming closer to God than a religious figure who lives a religious life and obeys the law, is the point of the parable of the Pharisee and tax collector. Two different moral figures in the Temple praying at the same time. The Pharisee’s monologue (we can hardly call it … Continue reading The Irony of the Kingdom of God
15th Sunday of Ordinary Time-C
Mercy has a Physical as well as a Spiritual Aspect The Gospel reading this weekend is a dialogue between a lawyer and Jesus about how a person can attain eternal life. Jesus does not answer directly, but directs the lawyer to the Law and beckons him to recite the verse. The lawyer well acquainted in … Continue reading 15th Sunday of Ordinary Time-C