Gospel

Lost Drachma
Commentary on Luke 15:1-10

This particular pericope belongs to a complex of parables that is both unique to Luke [...]

Lost Drachma
Commentary on Luke 15:1-10

The fifteenth chapter of Luke consists of three parables: the Lost Sheep (verses 3-7); the [...]

Rich and Poor, or, War and Peace
Commentary on Luke 16:1-13

“Gotta serve somebody,” Bob Dylan sings.1 In today’s gospel Jesus says you can serve either [...]

Rich and Poor, or, War and Peace
Commentary on Luke 16:1-13

Any commentator will tell you that this is a difficult text. The story itself sounds [...]

Lazarus waiting at the door
Commentary on Luke 16:19-31

Unique to Luke is the story of the rich man and Lazarus. It follows last [...]

Lazarus waiting at the door
Commentary on Luke 16:19-31

As much as we would like to spiritualize the story of the Rich Man and [...]

The Mulberry Tree
Commentary on Luke 17:5-10

How much faith does a person need? According to the Gospel of Luke, the ones [...]

The Mulberry Tree
Commentary on Luke 17:5-10

Luke 17:5-10 consists of two sets of sayings on being a follower of Jesus. The [...]

Healing of the ten lepers
Commentary on Luke 17:11-19

Ten men with leprosy are healed but only one returns and gives thanks. This sounds [...]

Healing of the ten lepers
Commentary on Luke 17:11-19

The story of the grateful Samaritan offers us another image of who and what matters [...]