Journey to Wholeness
… Read the restSome Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection, came forward and put this question to him, saying, โTeacher, Moses wrote for us, โIf someoneโs brother dies leaving a wife but no child, his brother must take the wife and raise up descendants for his brother.โ Now
Thursday of the Third Week of Advent
… Read the restWhen the messengers of John had left, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John. โWhat did you go out to the desert to seeโa reed swayed by the wind? Then
Third Week of Lent, Saturday
Luke 18:9-14
… Read the restHe then addressed this parable to those who were convinced of their own righteousness and despised everyone else. โTwo people went up to the temple area to pray; one was a Pharisee and the other was a tax collector.
30th Week in Ordinary Time, Friday
… Read the restOn a sabbath he went to dine at the home of one of the leading Pharisees, and the people there were observing him carefully. In front of him there was a man suffering from dropsy.
23rd Week in Ordinary Time, Monday (Year II)
Luke 6:6-11
On a certain sabbath Jesus went into the synagogue and taught, and there was a man there whose right hand was withered.… Read the rest
16th Week in Ordinary Time, Monday (Year II)
Matthew 12:38-42
Some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Jesus, โTeacher, we wish to see a sign from you.โ… Read the rest
15th Week in Ordinary Time, Saturday (Year II)
Matthew 12:14-21
The Pharisees went out and took counsel against Jesus to put him to death.
What a rabble-rouser, this Jesus! Picking grain on the sabbath, and then healing a man with a withered handโin the synagogue, of all places!… Read the rest
15th Week in Ordinary Time, Friday (Year II)
Matthew 12:1-8
Jesus was going through a field of grain on the sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them.… Read the rest
9th Week in Ordinary Time, Saturday
… Read the restIn the course of his teaching Jesus said, โBeware of the scribes, who like to go around in long robes and accept greetings in the marketplaces, seats of honor in synagogues, and places of honor at banquets.
9th Week in Ordinary Time, Tuesday
Mark 12:13-17
โIs it lawful to pay the census tax to Caesar or not? Should we pay or should we not pay?โ
The Pharisees and the Herodians thought they had Jesus cornered.… Read the rest