Commentary on Matthew 5:21-37
The antitheses in Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount challenge any would-be disciples to consider what [...]
Gospel
Commentary on Matthew 5:38-48
This section of the Sermon on the Mount is a more than fitting text for [...]
Commentary on Matthew 5:38-48
The Sermon on the Mount is Jesus’ first discourse in Matthew’s Gospel. The evangelist has [...]
Commentary on Matthew 17:1-9
Mystery marks this transfiguration scene. Jesus is transfigured. Jesus is transfigured. Moses and Elijah appear [...]
Commentary on Matthew 17:1-9
At the transfiguration Jesus’ fearful disciples watch as he is transformed and shines with heavenly [...]
Commentary on Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
The heart of this passage is found in an accurate [...]
Commentary on Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
Today’s Gospel reading strikes many as an ironic choice for [...]
Commentary on Matthew 4:1-11
It is no accident that Jesus winds up in the wilderness after his baptism.1 He [...]
Commentary on Matthew 4:1-11
At Jesus’ baptism, the heavenly voice announces, “This is my Son, the Beloved.” Immediately afterwards, [...]
Commentary on John 3:1-17
The backdrop against which the dialogue between Jesus and Nicodemus should be understood is John [...]
