Friday, August 21, 2026 Ez 37: 1-14; Mt 22: 34-40 Today’s Gospel highlights two loves and one focus. It is interesting to note that while the scholar of the law demands the greatest commandment in the law, Jesus gives two. It is about two loves: love of God and love of neighbors. For Jesus, though […]
Thursday, August 20, 2026 Ez 36: 23-28; Mt 22: 1-14 Today’s Gospel highlights the fact that we fall out of place when we refuse to honor God’s invitation. The Parable of the Wedding Banquet shows how one can fall out of favor with God. 1. The Gospel underlines how the invited guests treat the King’s
Wednesday, August 19, 2026 Ez 34: 1-11; Mt 20: 1-16 Today’s Gospel challenges human ideas of fairness and justice. The five questions that the landowner asks reveal his sense of justice and fairness. ‘Why do you stand here idle all day?’ ‘Did you not agree with me for the usual daily wage?’ ‘What if I
