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In today’s Gospel, Jesus is talking to his disciples about the times they are living in, and what might be coming. They ask him, “What sign will there be when all these things are about to happen?” Before today’s young adults were born, Pope Saint John XXIII called Vatican Council…
There is an anecdote about Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. He was the Jesuit paleontologist and mystic (1881-1955) whose writings are the foundation of Catholic process theology. Teilhard was a stretcher bearer in the trenches of World War I. The story goes that someone there with him asked if he was…
As we remember those who have gone before us and leaving us their example, I keep thinking that all of us are “on our way.” Just recently I attended a national conference which had as its thrust, “missionary discipleship.” For me these two themes fit together for several reasons. Since…
Today we hear the familiar story of Zacchaeus, the man in the tree. Our lectionary skips the preceding and contrasting story about the wealthy official who, unlike Zacchaeus, cannot give to the poor in order to follow Jesus. So clearly Zacchaeus, who is wealthy, has the internal freedom to give…
For several of the last years, I met homeless people, at shelters, or as patients at the county hospital. It surprised me how they almost never made excuses for themselves. They admitted freely to addictions, to lives marked by irresponsibility and even crime — that is, they were admitted sinners.…
“But when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?” Our Gospel ends with this question. It is not easy being a disciple of Christ, and in Luke’s Christian community, some people had given up their faith because the second coming of Christ in glory had not…
Outsiders, “others,” are prominent in Sunday Scriptures this week. In the Hebrew Scripture reading, we hear the ending of the Naaman story. He was a Syrian who comes to the Hebrew prophet Elijah for healing. The Gospel follows with the account of the curing of 10 lepers — themselves ostracized…
It seems to me that our culture is obsessed with praise. Of course there is all the hero worship of our adult media and sports stars. But even very young children seem to have praise heaped upon them — elaborate birthday parties they won’t even remember, pictures of their precocious…
The Hebrew Scripture reading this Sunday is part of the prophet Amos’ diatribe against rich people, who feast while the poor starve. It is paired with Jesus’ parable about the rich man and the poor beggar Lazarus. Jesus, however, was not against rich people. He had wealthy friends and supporters…
“And the master commended that dishonest steward for acting prudently. For the children of this world are more prudent in dealing with their own generation than are the children of light.” This Sunday’s Gospel is a jumble of practical wisdom including this lesson about the servant who, when fired, managed…
