Coming as it does on the day after the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, today's observance of Our Lady of Sorrows gives us an opportunity to continue our reflection on the passion of Jesus. Although the synoptic Gospels do not include Mary or any of the disciples in the scene on Calvary, St. John's Gospel presents us with the poignant picture of Mary and the Beloved Disciple...
Do not forget the works of the Lord (Responsorial Psalm, Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross).
Psalm 78 is one of the “historical” psalms. It is introduced by a wisdom saying or proverb followed by two stanzas. The first stanza details all that God did for Israel before the Israelites crossed the Jordan River into the Promised Land while the second stanza narrates...
While it may not seem very important to us, when we read the letters of St. Paul, we must remember that several parts of the Jewish faith stand out as being extremely important to them as a people. Among these issues are their dietary laws, the keeping of the Sabbath, and the circumcision of male children. Each of these things involved what we would call specific observable...
No, I drive my body and train it, for fear that, after having preached to others, I myself should be disqualified. (I Corinthians 9:27)
St. Paul frequently turns to an athletic metaphor to explain his thoughts about teaching and preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. For CUSANS, especially those of us who are crippled up by arthritis or neuro-muscular diseases, such...
If I were to ask you to recite the ethic of reciprocity, you might not know exactly of what I am speaking. However, if I ask you to recite the Golden Rule, I am sure almost all of you would be able to say: Do to others as you would have them do to you. (Luke 6:31) St. Matthew’s version is a slightly longer, again because he was writing for a Jewish audience: Do to others...