Filed under: Homilies | Tags: commandments, friends, Jesus, love, slaves, The Golden Rule
There’s a whole lotta love in today’s gospel reading. God’s love for Jesus, Jesus’s love for humanity, humanity’s love for God and Jesus, and, of course, our love for one another.
I’m sorry I haven’t written to you in a long time! I’ve been very busy. Fortunately, I think my letters will now resume their regular schedule.
This gospel is short and sweet. Jesus here seems to be trying to fit in some parting words to his disciples, a final piece of advice before he dies. Jesus has a very simple statement: “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” It’s like a husband or wife telling their spouse that if they love them, they will be faithful to them. What are Jesus’s commandments? Funny you should ask: Continue reading
Filed under: Homilies | Tags: blind man, commandments, homosexuals, pharisees, sabbath, wisdom
John 9:1-41 is one of the longest and most interesting readings in the entire Gospels. Unlike many other passages in the Gospels, John 9:1-41 is nearly a complete story in and of itself. There are far too many things in this story for me to analyze at once, so I shall have to select the parts with the most personal interest. Continue reading
Letters From Timothy 