Saturday, September 23, 2023 1 Tm 6:13-16; Lk 8:4-15 The Parable of the Sower in today’s gospel has enormous implications for Christian life. The parable talks of four types of soil: the path, rocky ground, thorny land, and good soil. In a way, these four places are representative of four different states of our hearts. […]
Friday, September 22, 2023 1 Tm 6:2-12; Lk 8:1-3 Today’s gospel plays a revelatory role by naming women and their constructive collaboration in Jesus’ public ministry. It also helps us understand that the active role that women played in Jesus’ mission has biblical foundations. Jesus’ attitude toward and inclusion of women leaves behind three points
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
