John Foley, SJ
Jesus is preaching, but his “relatives” come to “seize” him because “he is out of his mind.” Picture it. Who are these relatives? They seem to be identified as “his mother and his brothers”!
Ron Rolheiser
On Not Committing the Original Sin
Satan is the Prince of Lies and Jesus makes it clear that, among all sins, failure to acknowledge the truth is far and away the most dangerous.
Eleonore Stump
Wouldn’t you fear that if you faced God, your sins would just seem worse because you would see them in the light of God’s holiness?
Gerald Darring
The Source of Our Deepest Commitment
Jesus became “mediator of a new covenant” by shedding his own blood. We follow Jesus into this new covenant by offering ourselves up totally for the well-being of our brother and sister humans.
Anne Osdieck
Who did Adam blame? Who did Eve blame? Can we ourselves blame them that we are not living in the garden of paradise?