Thursday, September 21, 2023 Feast of St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist Eph 4:1-7,11-13; Mt 9:9-13 Eight young Italian boys wrote a book in 1967 entitled Letter to a Teacher: By the School of Barbiana. It was an eloquent indictment of the Italian educational system of the time that favored the children of the middle and professional classes […]
Wednesday, September 20, 2023 1 Tm 3:14-16; Lk 7:31-35 In today’s gospel, we find Jesus disappointed by the attitude of the Pharisees and Scribes. Jesus compares their attitude to childish, mischievous behaviour. When even the tax collectors were drawn to the prophetic message of John the Baptist and repented, the Pharisees and Scribes rejected him.
Tuesday, September 19, 2023 1 Tim 3:1-13; Lk 7:11-17 ‘Smaller coffins are the heaviest’ – if there was someone who understood this better, it was Jesus in whom we find the ‘image of the invisible God’ (Col 1:15). The response of Jesus to the plight of the widow of Nain is visceral. He is moved
