John Foley, SJ
Why does the gospel get such special attention at Mass? Why do we hold the book up and parade it to the pulpit? Could it be because it is a story? We are struck by the narrative about Jesus, much more than we are by the sometimes complicated theology in Paul’s letters.
Ron Rolheiser
I have been deeply nurtured, as a Christian and as a human being, by the lives of vowed celibates, by numerous priests, sisters, and brothers whose lives have touched my own and whose “abnormality” served precisely to make them wonderfully fruitful.
Eleonore Stump
When it comes to eternal life, what is justice? What does any human person deserve? What, actually, does God owe him?
Gerald Darring
We think of justice in terms of what is fair, of what people deserve. … But God doesn’t see it that way. God thinks of justice in terms of people’s dignity, their right to a decent life.
Anne Osdieck
Isaiah is writing about a call to conversion in this reading. Do you withhold mercy when your friend offends you?