May 22, Saturday SEVENTH WEEK OF EASTER The books that have been our main companions throughout the Easter Season end with the committed, enthusiastic witness to the Good News of Jesus: Paul in his captivity, and Peter, whose martyrdom is predicted, and John, the beloved apostle, who has given a true […]
May 21, Friday SEVENTH WEEK OF EASTER Many today refuse to accept the shepherd image which God attributes to himself (for example, Ez 24), which Christ claims for himself and which he gave to the apostles. Are the faithful no more than a docile sheep? Are the pope, bishops and priests who “dominate […]
May
PENTECOST SUNDAY THE SPIRIT: FANCY TO POWER Introduction Natural phenomena are what most impress the imagination of humans—fire, lightning, hurricanes, earthquakes, thunder (Ex 19:16-19)—and these are used in the Bible to describing the manifestations of God. The sacred authors also used images from nature to represent the outpouring of the Lord’s Spirit. They […]
May
Luke’s Passion Narrative On the first day of the week, at dawn, women (who had followed Jesus to the cross and to the tomb) went to the sepulcher to perform the burial rite. They had not had time on the evening of Jesus’ death, the Passover feast had begun. They hurried back in time before […]
May
The Passion Narrative Jericho is the last stop for those going to Jerusalem. In Jericho, Jesus met Zacchaeus, the chief tax collector, a man who seemed irredeemable, but instead, upon entering his home, his conversion took place. Salvation entered the life of Zacchaeus through the person of Jesus. After leaving Jericho, Jesus ascended to Jerusalem. […]
May
Conversion and Salvation They informed Jesus about a recent event. Pilate had some Galileans killed who had done something unlawful in the temple in Jerusalem. They asked Jesus if the death of these Galileans had been caused by their sin. Jesus answered by making a clear distinction between that political action and the responsibility of […]
May
The Prayer of Jesus “He was praying in a certain place, and when he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Lord, teach us to pray.’” Prayer is one of the most beloved themes for the evangelist Luke; he insists a lot on this aspect; he presents Jesus as the prayer teacher […]