John Foley, SJ
Anyone who can force their prayers through to heaven must be able to get everything he wants. No worries about being weak or unworthy: such a one has command over the Most High God!
Ron Rolheiser
Nobody does anything great without a strong ego, and that doesn’t mean that he or she isn’t humble.
Gerald Darring
If no one is racist, then why is there racism? If everyone is for peace, then why is there peacelessness?
Anne Osdieck
The Pharisee says a prayer in this Gospel. Is it to God or to himself? If you were in God’s place, what kind of prayers of the two would you answer first? Which one has a sincere heart?