Jan 27, 2019
Luke 10:25-37
But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And
who is my neighbor?” Jesus replied, “A man was going
down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who
stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half
dead.
In the ongoing school of love, there are lessons that cannot...
Jan 20, 2019
Mark
2:1-12
But he, desiring to justify
himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” Jesus
replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho,
and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and
departed, leaving him half dead.
Aelred of Rievaulx wrote a
fascinating book on Spiritual...
Jan 13, 2019
Luke 3:15-17;
21-22
Why does a sinless Jesus feel
compelled to be baptized by John? John was giving a baptism of
repentance and yet all four gospels tell the story of Christ's
baptism. Jesus would say in Matthew, "this needs to be done to
fulfill all righteousness." The early church fathers would agree
that what Jesus...
Jan 6, 2019
Isaiah 25:1-9
For you have been a stronghold to the poor, a stronghold to the
needy in his distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from
the heat; for the breath of the ruthless is like a storm against a
wall, like heat in a dry place.
Jesus said, "In this life, you will have troubles, but take heart,
I have...