Sep 30, 2013
Habakkuk 1:2-3;2:2-4
Psalm 95:1-2,6-9
2 Timothy 1:6-8,13-14
Luke 17:5-10
Because of his faith, the just man shall live. We hear in today's
First Reading the original prophetic line made so central by St.
Paul (see
Romans 1:17;
Galatians 3:11;
Hebrews 10:38).
We are to live by faith in Christ who loved us...
Sep 23, 2013
Amos 6:1,
4-7
Psalm 146:7-10
1 Timothy 6:11-16
Luke 16:19-31 (see also
'Who
is the Rich Man')
The rich and powerful are visited with woe and exile in today's
Liturgy - not for their wealth but for their refusal to share it;
not for their power but for their indifference to the suffering at
their door.
The...
Sep 16, 2013
Amos
8:4-7
Psalm 113:1-2, 4-6, 7-8
1 Timothy 2:1-8
Luke 16:1-13
The steward in today's Gospel confronts the reality that he can't
go on living the way he has been. He is under judgment, must give
account for what he has done.
The exploiters of the poor in today's First Reading are also about
to be pulled...
Sep 9, 2013
Exodus
32:7-11, 13-14
Psalm 51:3-4, 12-13, 17, 19
1 Timothy 1:12-17
Luke 15:1-10
The episode in today's First Reading has been called "Israel's
original sin." Freed from bondage, born as a people of God in the
covenant at Sinai, Israel turned aside from His ways, fell to
worshipping a golden calf.
Moses...