Is 49: 8-15; Jn 5:17-30 Today’s Gospel highlights sacrifice as a relative virtue thanks to the fact that what we sacrifice depends on how much we love someone. I believe that a story can help us understand the mutuality of love between Jesus and his Father. As he was walking on the street, a man […]
Ez 47:1-9, 12; Jn 5:1-16 Today’s Gospel highlights Jesus’ compassion for the man at the Pool of Bethesda. How does Jesus’ compassion work here? When Jesus encounters the man who has been desperately waiting to get into the pool when the angel stirs the waters (thought to have healing powers), he asks him, ‘Do you
Wednesday, March 26, 2025 Deut 4:1, 5-9; Mt 5:17-19 In today’s Gospel, we find Jesus reclaiming the relevance of God’s law. When Jesus declares that he came not to abolish but to fulfill the law or the prophets, we might wonder what he meant when he disobeyed the Sabbath laws. Our perspective needs a corrective.