Study of the Readings
ed. by
Joyce Ann Zimmerman,
et al
• Words, Phrases
• To the point
• First Two Readings
• Experience
John Kavanaugh, SJ
The heavenly advice so often given in the infancy narratives is “fear not.”
John J. Pilch
Male maturity in the Mediterranean world entails becoming
liberated from the female control that characterizes early
childhood.
Sometimes Jesus asked questions, sometimes he answered them; and, as we have already said, wonderful though his questions were, his replies were even more wonderful.
Dennis
Hamm, SJ
Any family, even a single mother with one child, participates in a mystery involving them intimately with the Creator and imposes more responsibilities than any of us can fully comprehend.
Reginald H. Fuller
Where there is a wholesome respect for God and his will, human
relationships do stand a better chance of being well ordered and
harmonious.