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El samaritano agradecido En este relato encontramos a Jesús en un espacio liminal, rumbo a Jerusalén, entrando a una aldea (v. 12) ubicada en la frontera social, cultural y religiosa entre Galilea y Samaria (v. (...)

Auméntanos la fe El término “apóstoles” (v. 5) aquí se refiere a un grupo de discípulos a los cuales Jesús les había conferido roles de liderazgo en el movimiento, enviándolos a anunciar la buena nueva (...)

This week’s reading contains a couple of potentially difficult metaphors. First, consider verse 6: “If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted (...)

Although Psalm 32 is one of seven identified by the early church as penitential psalms (also Psalms 6, 38, 51, 102, 130, 143), it is actually a psalm of individual thanksgiving.1 The psalmist looks back (...)

Apocalyptic language challenges the status quo. Recognizing its rhetorical effect is much easier than understanding its real intent. But this type of biblical language is also most difficult to translate into the contemporary scene of (...)

This passage seems like an odd selection for Christ the King Sunday. Indeed, the inscription above Jesus’ head reads “This is the King of the Jews.” But this was placed over his head as public (...)

The Gospel reading for the First Sunday of Advent (Matthew 24:36-44) began the new liturgical year at the End (with a capital E), with the expectation of Jesus’ final coming to us. Advent 2 and (...)

The Gospel reading for the First Sunday of Advent (Matthew 24:36-44) began the new liturgical year at the End (with a capital E), with the expectation of Jesus’ final coming to us.  Advent 2 moved (...)

The Gospel reading for the First Sunday of Advent (Matthew 24:36-44) began the new liturgical year at the End (with a capital E), with the expectation of Jesus’ final coming to us. Advent 2 (3:1-12) (...)

Advent and Christmas never fail to stir up a vast range of emotions. There is holiday cheer and family warmth and commercially-catalyzed retail therapy aplenty. There is also FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) in full (...)