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Este primer domingo del año estamos invitados a celebrar el misterio de la encarnación de nuestro Señor Jesucristo a partir del texto de Juan 1: [1-9] 10-18.1 Es apropiado que leamos los 18 versículos para (...)

The lectionary selection from Psalm 40 includes ten verses that express thanksgiving (verses 1-10) and one verse of petition for help (verse 11).1 The shift from thanks to plea represents a major problem of interpretation (...)

Jesus has just been anointed by God and declined the devil’s offer of owning all the kingdoms of the world. In a dramatic change of fortunes, he withdraws to Galilee apparently fearing for his life. (...)

As much as any psalm in the Psalter, Psalm 27 expresses trust in the lord and claims absolute dependence on God.1 This is apparent in verse 1, which begins the lectionary reading: “The Lord is (...)

Loyalty to the pastor, friends, family and loyalty to educational achievements creates various factions in the church, and in the Corinthian church it was probably the norm. In the 21st century as well, we have (...)

This passage, 1 Corinthians 3:1-9, is intimately intertwined with Paul’s argument stretching back to the letter’s theme verse in 1:10: Now I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, by the name of our Lord Jesus (...)

Many readers of Psalm 121 have connected it with life’s journey — or at least with life’s journeys.1 A friend of mine always leads his family in reciting Psalm 121 when they depart on a (...)

Jesus’ words in Luke 23:46, incorporating the words of Psalm 31:5, “Into your hands I commit my spirit,” forever tie the psalm, along with Psalms 22 and 69, to the passion narratives of Jesus of (...)

La liturgia del segundo domingo de Pascua nos presenta la continuación del texto evangélico que leíamos el domingo pasado y completa así el relato joánico de los acontecimientos acaecidos “el primer día de la semana” (...)

This song of suffering has generated so much controversy over its right interpretation that it risks overshadowing ways in which it speaks powerfully both in its original context and in the ongoing history of Christian (...)