Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany (Year 1, NL)
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Sunday, September 4, 2011: Ezekiel 33:7-11; Matthew 18:15-20
If the watchman doesn't "sound the trumpet" and dissuade the wicked from their ways, the Lord promises to hold the watchman accountable.
Compass and yeast
Thomas Merton's conversion to Catholicism is among the most celebrated of the last century. But to which kind of Catholicism did Merton convert?
Martha’s problem: What is the ‘better part’?
"Mary has chosen the better part," says Jesus, "and it will not be taken away from her." This is not what Jesus is supposed to say.
The mysterious power of leaven: Matthew 13:31-33, 44-49a
What are we asking for when we pray for the kingdom of heaven to come?
Pray as you can: Romans 8:26-39; Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52
"I don't know how to do this," I said to the nothingness. The Holy Spirit took it from there.
Sail on: Mark 4:35-41; 2 Corinthians 6:1-13
It must have been the mother of all squalls. Some of the disciples were seasoned fishermen, skilled in the art of navigating dangerous waters. But this was a red alert. They were going to perish—and the one person who might turn the situation around was sleeping peacefully in the boat’s place of honor, the stern. They woke Jesus up with a strident “Don’t you care, Teacher?” But he did not respond to their lack of faith. Instead he responded to the peace within himself, and produced a calm that impacted nature as well as the frightened disciples.
The joke is on us: Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52
"Have you understood all this?" They said yes. God must still be laughing.