The Gospel raises a very practical issue: how to act when someone close to you is treating you badly. Obviously these kind of problems occurred even in the first Christian community. Today’s Gospel gives us a way of tackling a problem like this. First of all, however, let us take…
In the first reading today Jeremiah the prophet tells how his mission has brought him scorn and mockery. In the second reading, Paul tells us not to be conformed to the world around us, but to be transformed by the renewal of our minds, so that we can discern the…
The Gospel story shows that the primacy of Peter was not something that was invented by the Church later on. It went right back to the beginning, yes, to the mind and will of Christ himself. His position as the leader of the Twelve is shown in many details in…
In today’s liturgy we learn that not only is life unpredictable and full of surprises but that our God is full of surprises. In the First Reading we hear the prophet Isaiah speaking to those who are privileged to hold the position of God’s chosen people. They have been trusted…
For a period of time, there was a brand of clothing that many young people were wearing. It was called No Fear. The name conveyed an attitude that one could do anything fearlessly. In a world of danger and violence, this could be alarming. But in a world of faith…
