Study of the Readings
ed. by
Joyce Ann Zimmerman,
et al
• Words, Phrases
• To the point
• First Two Readings
• Experience
John Kavanaugh, SJ
There are many people who seem to put their Christian faith on a pedestal for all to see, but it’s a faith whose authentic flavor has gone flat.
John J. Pilch
[There is a] Mediterranean cultural image Jesus has in mind when he says: “You, my disciples; are the salt, that is, catalyst for the earth-oven.” (In the Aramaic and Hebrew languages which Jesus spoke, one and the same word means “earth” and “clay-oven.”)
Let your virtue, the perfection of your life, and the performance of good works inspire those who see you to praise the common Master of us all.
Dennis
Hamm, SJ
As I write this reflection, we have been impeaching our president. Some see this as a magisterial working out of our constitutional process. Others see it as an irresponsible and vindictive abuse of legislative, executive, and judicial time, talent, and treasure.
Reginald H. Fuller
The band of disciples, the nucleus of the future Church, is described under three metaphors: salt, a city on a hill, and a light in the world.