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Study of the Readings

Joyce Ann Zimmerman, ed.

• Words, Phrases
• To the point
• First Two Readings
Culture

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The Word Encountered

John Kavanaugh, S. J.

Life is slow and subtle. Love takes time to show and grow. In life, little acts count. In fact, that is what a life is all about, a long parade of moments deceptively inconsequential.

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Historical Cultural Context

John J. Pilch

The reason why parables were and are difficult to interpret is because they point out how things are similar but also different.

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Thoughts from the
Early Church


Edith Barnecut, O.S.B., ed.

Commentary:
Peter Chrysologus

A mustard seed! Is that the sum of believers' hopes? Is that what the faithful are longing for?

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Preparing for Sunday

Larry
Gillick, S. J.

All gifts have a hole, an emptiness embedded in them which are also invitations.

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Scripture In Depth

Reginald H. Fuller

An analysis of the readings for this Sunday.

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