Today’s reading from St. Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians raises questions about what it means to live as a Christian. Paul calls us to “live in a manner worthy of the call you have received.” He provides guidance that this worthiness will include humility and gentleness, patience that bears with one another in love, and striving to preserve unity and peace. Such conduct...
St. Paul’s statement about the resurrection of the body reveals that some in the Corinthian community have expressed a lack of faith in this fundamental tenet of the Christian faith. However, this is not a denial of eternal life. However, early in the history of the Church, certain elements had come to the conclusion that eternal life had to be more spiritual than material. In no way...
St. Paul’s statement about the resurrection of the body reveals that some in the Corinthian community have expressed a lack of faith in this fundamental tenet of the Christian faith. However, this is not a denial of eternal life. Early in the history of the Church, certain elements had come to the conclusion that eternal life had to be more spiritual than material. In no way could this...
Reading and praying with the Scriptures can trip us up and expose our inner prejudices. Today's passage from the Gospel of St. Luke provides us with such an example. The story we hear today is about the "sinful woman" who bathes Jesus' feet with her tears, dries them with her hair and then anoints them with perfumed oil. In the course of the evangelist's description of...
Chapter 13 of St. Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians is, perhaps, one of the most famous in all of Pauline literature. It is the “go to” passage for weddings, but it is often overlooked at such times because we are preoccupied with the details of the wedding. It is somewhat ironic that this passage is used in this way when we consider how many loveless marriages we...