Reflections for January 2023

The Sermon on the Mount (Mt 5:1–12a), also known as the Beatitudes, is Matthew’s compilation of some of the most notable and uplifting sayings of Jesus. Luke uses some of the same sayings (Lk 6:20–26), in a different context, with much more of a good cop / bad cop style: “Blessed are you who are […]

The Sermon on the Mount (Mt 5:1-12a), also known as the Beatitudes, is Matthew’s compilation of some of the most notable and uplifting sayings of Jesus. Luke uses some of the same sayings, in a different context and with much more of a good cop / bad cop style: “Blessed are you who are poor

Last week we heard Paul’s introduction to the first letter that he wrote to his church in Corinth. This is probably the earliest of his letters that we have and the first written testimony from any Christian teacher. We’ll be working our way through this letter in our Readings over the next few weeks. We

Our Christmas season leaves us with a clear message about who Jesus is: son of Mary, God with us, savior of the world. Now we immediately move to a related but perhaps more difficult question – who are we? What does this recognition of Jesus mean for our understanding of ourselves? In our readings today