Study of the Readings
ed. by
Joyce Ann Zimmerman,
et al
• Words, Phrases
• To the point
• First Two Readings
• Experience
John Kavanaugh, SJ
Since we do not know the time when our lives stop or the earth melts, every day must be one of presence. Vigilance is for now.
John J. Pilch
For today’s reading, Matthew has borrowed and redirected parables from Mark 13 to console and instruct his beleaguered community.
The Last Day and the end of the world will come for each of us on the day we depart this present life. This means we must make sure we die in the state in which we wish to appear on the Day of Judgment.
Dennis
Hamm, SJ
Jesus called his followers “the light of the world.” He compared them to a city on a hill whose lights are visible for miles around.
Reginald H. Fuller
The final abolition of war will be possible only when God’s purpose has triumphed in the consummation of history.