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Challenging. That’s a one-word characterization of today’s Gospel. Last week we heard how Jesus upheld the commandments. This week we reflect on how he calls us to go way beyond them. Commandments and laws are important, but they are always minimal. They describe boundaries, really; they tell us what we…
Valentine’s Day usually brings a month of pink hearts, delicious chocolates, and soft teddy bears. It’s a day to celebrate love. But if you saw the New York Life commercial during the Superbowl or you’ve done some exploration on the topic of love, you know there are few types of…
Our Gospels today, from the Sermon on the Mount, is about commandments. Jesus puts himself in the tradition of Moses, giver of commandments, and he says: Whoever obeys and teaches these commandments will be called greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Rules are not our favorite thing, are they? We…
While I was packing for a trip recently, I was reminded of a riff on “stuff” from the comedian George Carlin that I had heard years ago. He was talking about how, without even realizing it, we manage to collect all kinds of “stuff” around us in our homes. Then…
The light image from last Sunday, and from our recent Advent and Christmas seasons, continues to inspire us today, but with an interesting U.S. twist. “A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and then put it under a bushel basket; it is…
A while back, a quiet early spring morning presented me with a doorway into a reflective moment. A group of us were having a meeting at a small retreat place situated just across a road from the Niagara River in Ontario only a mile or so from the Falls, close…
When I was on sabbatical in Palestine, I was surprised to see how small ordinary oil lamps were in Jesus’ time, about the size of your hand. Walls of the first century homes had periodic niches where they would be placed. Today’s feast is called “Candlemas,” and the tradition is…
The Gospel today is full of movement. Upon hearing that the Baptist has been arrested, Jesus goes into action. He leaves his hometown, begins to preach, and calls disciples to follow him around all of Galilee. Pope Francis comments that in contrast to the Baptist, Jesus chooses to be an…
It’s amazing how many references there are to looking at the new year and hoping that it will lead to 20/20 vision. Seeing perfectly is an ideal (glasses, contacts, surgery) and few of us have it, more so as we grow older. Perfect visioning is also an ideal; few have…
January 19 is the second Sunday of “ordinary time,” one of the counted weeks of the liturgical year that are not part of liturgical seasons like Advent and Lent. Some “ordinary time” Sundays occur after Christmas — how many depends on whether Easter, a movable feast day, is early or…
