Monday, November 18, 2024 Rv 1:1-4; 2:1-5; Lk 18:35-43 Today’s Gospel enlightens us with the prudence of the blind man who makes the winning claim. Christian moral theology understands prudence as the ‘right reason.’ The miracle of healing the blind man shows that he was begging. What must have happened when the blind man started […]
Saturday, November 16, 2024 3 Jn 5-8; Lk 18:1-8 Today’s Gospel invites us to have faith in the goodness of God. In the parable of the Persistent Widow, the text repeats twice that the dishonest judge does not fear God nor respect any human being. The fact about the judge is repeated twice to demonstrate
Friday, November 15, 2024 2 Jn 4-9; Lk 17:26-37 Today’s Gospel highlights the second coming of Jesus and the need for us to be prepared to receive him. While Jesus’ return is certain, the uncertainty regarding the exact time of his coming demands that we are ever prepared. Jesus’ words imply that the impermanence of
