Commentary on Mark 13:24-37
In this first Advent gospel reading, four times the disciples are called to keep awake, [...]
Gospel
Commentary on Matthew 22:34-46
The Pharisees and the Sadducees have been taking turns, as [...]
Commentary on Matthew 5:1-12
The Beatitudes in Matthew’s Gospel occur within the literary context of inauguration of the new [...]
Commentary on Matthew 23:1-12
In Matthew 23 we encounter a sustained condemnation of the scribes and Pharisees, placed upon [...]
Commentary on Matthew 25:1-13
The fairy tale ending we all hope for does not happen in this parable.1 In [...]
Commentary on Matthew 25:14-30
“Enter the joy of your master.”1 This phrase, I believe, [...]
Commentary on Matthew 25:31-46
We come this Sunday, in Matthew’s Gospel, to the final [...]
Commentary on John 8:31-36
John 8:31-36 is part of Jesus’ teaching in the temple during Tabernacles (7:14–10:21). After debating [...]
Commentary on Matthew 22:1-14
Matthew’s parable of the wedding banquet depicts a scenario with several seemingly strange aspects: a [...]
Commentary on Matthew 22:15-22
No one would have expected the Pharisees and the Herodians [...]