Second Reading

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Commentary on Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16

In Hebrews 10:39, while interpreting Habakkuk 2:4, the author says, [...]

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Commentary on Colossians 3:1-11

The striking language and descriptions in Colossians 3:1–11 build on [...]

Detail from Anders Zorn's
Commentary on Colossians 2:6-15 [16-19]

If chapter 1 of the letter to the Colossians was [...]

Detail from Nicolaes Maes'
Commentary on Colossians 1:15-28

No offense to the developers of the Revised Common Lectionary, [...]

Detail from Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps'
Commentary on Colossians 1:1-14

Colossians 1:1–14 includes the greeting and thanksgiving of what we [...]

Detail from Camille Pissarro's
Commentary on Galatians 6:[1-6] 7-16

The text for this Sunday contains two distinct parts that [...]

Photo of a bronze sculpture by Canadian sculptor Timothy Schmalz, on a bench beside St. Clement's church in Cambridge, Ontario.
Commentary on Galatians 5:1, 13-25

If Galatians 3:23–29 talks about baptism as liberation from the [...]

Detail from the Ottheinrich Bible, ca. 1450.
Commentary on Galatians 3:23-29

Condensed into seven verses, our text seems to capture both [...]

Depiction of the Trinity, detail of stained glass windows in Saint Martin church, Courgenard, Sarthe, France.
Commentary on Romans 5:1-5

Romans 5:1–11 is a transitional passage from the fatherhood of Abraham (4:1–25), which we share [...]

Photo of a sculpture representing the dove of the Holy Spirit in Saint-Pierre Cathedral in Rennes, Brittany, France.
Commentary on Romans 8:14-17

Today is Pentecost Sunday. In our liturgical calendar, we commemorate the outpouring of the Spirit [...]