Commentary on Luke 22:14—23:56
Any short essay on one of the Passion narratives will [...]
Gospel
Commentary on John 12:1-8
The opening scene in John 12 boldly claims the enduring power of life and love [...]
Commentary on Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32
At the beginning of this pericope, we find Jesus having [...]
Commentary on Luke 13:1-9
Who is this Jesus? The Jesus we find in Luke 13 is very different from [...]
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 [...]
Commentary on Luke 9:28-36 [37-43a]
The Transfiguration is one of the most quintessential mountaintop experiences [...]
Commentary on Luke 2:22-40
All the male children in a Jewish household, enslaved and freeborn, are circumcised at eight [...]
Commentary on Luke 6:27-38
The Taizé community has put to music words from St. Teresa of Ávila, offered here [...]
Commentary on Luke 6:17-26
The Sermon on the Plain in Luke 6:20–49 closes the section of this gospel that [...]