Study of the Readings
Ed. by
Joyce Ann Zimmerman,
et al
• Words, Phrases
• To the point
• First Two Readings
• Experience
Dennis
Hamm, SJ
Jesus says that the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God “before you”—not instead of you. Conversion is always possible.
John Kavanaugh, SJ
It was in Jesus’ serving others, in his “emptying” of himself, even in his acceptance of death on the cross, that he found fullness and the everlasting praise of history.
John J. Pilch
Like their modern-day descendants, the Middle Eastern villagers in
this parable favor the respectful but disobedient son over the
disrespectful but obedient son.
If we who are evil know how to give good gifts, how much more generous must be the Father of mercies, the good Father of all consolation, who is full of compassion and mercy.
Reginald H. Fuller
In the Bible, when God remembers, he does not merely recollect a past event but brings it out of the past and makes it effective in the present.