Study of the Readings
ed. by
Joyce Ann Zimmerman,
et al
• Words, Phrases
• To the point
• First Two Readings
• Experience
John Kavanaugh, SJ
Divided Hearts, Divided Church
Jesus preached that the Kingdom of God requires reform. Indeed it does. So it was for the church of Peter and Paul. So it is for us today.
John J. Pilch
The lives of the Baptizer, the disciples, and healed clients are entirely intertwined with Jesus.
Simeon the righteous, who before the incarnation had longed to see the Lord, saw him incarnate, recognized him and took him in his arms.
Dennis
Hamm, SJ
The prayer that Luke puts into the mouth of Simeon to illuminate this moment is so full of poetic power that it has long been at the heart of the Church’s night prayer.
Reginald H. Fuller
The most damaging feature at Corinth was the dissension in the community. The Corinthians appear to have split into cliques.