As they were coming down from the mountain

As they were coming down from the mountain.  Mere hours ago, the disciples had witnessed Jesus being transfigured in a cloud of glory.   So it might seem a little ordinary and anticlimactic for today’s Gospel (Matthew 17:9) to focus on the disciples trekking back down...

We played the flute for you, but you did not dance

We played the flute for you, but you did not dance.  When Jesus came announcing the kingdom, many people complained about his habit of socializing with tax collectors and sinners.   But as far as Jesus was concerned, these people were missing their opportunity to join...

Let them discourse of the glory of your Kingdom

Let them discourse of the glory of your Kingdom.  We’re less than two days from Christmas, and the Scripture readings chosen by the Church are starting to give us a sense of just how big God’s plan is.   The coming of his glorious kingdom had been in the works for a...

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