Gospel

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Commentary on John 13:1-17, 31b-35

Commentary for this text is forthcoming.

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Commentary on Luke 22:14—23:56

Commentary for this text is forthcoming.

Detail from a fresco at Igreja da Misericórdia (Church of Mercy) in Évora, Portugal.
Commentary on John 12:1-8

The opening scene in John 12 boldly claims the enduring power of life and love [...]

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Commentary on Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32

At the beginning of this pericope, we find Jesus having [...]

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Commentary on Luke 13:1-9

Who is this Jesus? The Jesus we find in Luke 13 is very different from [...]

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Commentary on Luke 13:31-35

The first thing to understand is that Jerusalem was the center of the world. The [...]

Commentary on Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

One of the things Christians do on Ash Wednesday is [...]

Detail from 16th Century Russian Transfiguration Icon.
Commentary on Luke 9:28-36 [37-43a]

The Transfiguration is one of the most quintessential mountaintop experiences [...]

Presentation of Christ in the Temple
Commentary on Luke 2:22-40

All the male children in a Jewish household, enslaved and freeborn, are circumcised at eight [...]

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Commentary on Luke 6:27-38

The Taizé community has put to music words from St. Teresa of Ávila, offered here [...]