Gospel

A Widening Circle, photo
Commentary on Matthew 15:[10-20] 21-28

By the time we get to this point in Matthew’s [...]

Detail from Jesus Feeding the 5000 from the Hagia Sophia.
Commentary on Matthew 14:13-21

The so-called “Feeding of the Five Thousand” appears in all [...]

Landscape with Elijah and the Angel by Gaspard Dughet.
Commentary on Matthew 14:22-33

For perfectly legitimate reasons, Peter walking on water has been [...]

loaves of bread
Commentary on Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52

Parables revealing the character of God’s reign flow freely throughout [...]

field of wheat
Commentary on Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43

This Gospel reading presents the second of seven parables in [...]

Commentary on Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23

Chapter 13 of Matthew features the third major discourse of [...]

chain
Commentary on Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30

In Matthew 11:16-19, Jesus highlights two possible responses to divinely [...]

sparrow sitting in water
Commentary on Matthew 10:24-39

Jesus’ language is terse and provocative. It is almost the [...]

Detail from Richard Norris Brooke's A Pastoral Visit, 1881
Commentary on Matthew 10:40-42

There is a reciprocal nature to how you treat other [...]

Commentary on Matthew 9:35—10:8 [9-23]

Matthew 9:35-38 provides a succinct summary of Jesus’ ministry to [...]