John Foley, SJ
Why in the world didn’t Jonah just follow God’s command instead of running to the other side of the world?
Ron Rolheiser, OMI
Far from being a loner and a Hamlet, everything about Jesus radiates the opposite. It seems that he grew up happily, quite comfortable in the rhythms of family, community, and rural life.
Eleonore Stump
God tells Jonah to tell the people of Nineveh this line from the Lord: Forty days more and Nineveh shall be destroyed.
Gerald Darring
Each of us must choose between solidarity with a world headed for destruction and solidarity with a world ruled by God.
Anne Osdieck
This reading says, “The time is running out.” Could this be a message for us today about our environment and our care for creation?