This article has been online for a little while but it seemed right in light of Pope Benedict rsquo s recent visit to the United Kingdom to post a link to it here for readers who have not seen it In this article in the Homiletic and Pastoral Review Fr Joseph T Lienhard S J reflects on ldquo P

The parable Luke 16 1-13 concerns a manager who is to be relieved of his job because of dishonesty nbsp Jesus does not identify what precisely is the dishonesty nbsp nbsp In this situation the manager saves himself by making friends with those who were in debt to his master he reduces their

The Gospel readings for today suggest either Luke 16 1-13 or Luke 16 10-13 I can easily understand why a Priest or Deacon might elect to preach on 16 10-13 today omitting the whole of the parable of the dishonest steward or manager Most commentators see the parable itself running from verses 1-

In a previous post on this blog I asked people for their comments on their favorite book of the Bible I received thought provoking responses with readers choosing the Gospel of John the Gospel of Luke the Gospel of Mark the Psalms and even Paul rsquo s short letter to Philemon If you have not

Seems like we re having trouble with the post I did yesterday nbsp Here s a second attempt nbsp I am a Vatican II baby nbsp Which is to say my life of faith has been entirely under the aegis of the Vatican II reforms nbsp nbsp I grew up with the St Louis Jesuits with communion by the han

Some of you might be aware of SNL rsquo s Really With Seth and Amy in which they express their incredulity with the fantastic incredible and implausible nature of current events nbsp Let rsquo s imagine for a moment that there was an ancient Jewish version of this given in the town square of