For many years the Prudential Insurance Company of America has used as its logo a sketch of the Rock of Gibraltar The image conveys stability strength and permanence It suggests that the company will be around for a long time and that its clients can rely on its promises Today rsquo s reading fr

Matthew rsquo s favorite apostle is Peter and Matthew rsquo s favorite description of the apostles rsquo faith before Jesus rsquo resurrection is ldquo little faith rdquo In Matthew rsquo s account of Jesus walking on the water Peter serves as the exemplar of ldquo little faith rdquo Where

The importance of interreligious dialogue today should be evident to everyone Yet when Christian theologians try to find New Testament foundations for such dialogue they come up against such texts as Jn 14 6 ldquo I am the way and the truth and the life rdquo and Acts 4 12 ldquo nor is there

Matthew 13 is a collection of Jesus rsquo parables about the kingdom of God the central theme of his preaching and other activities The third and final part of this discourse contains two short parables about buried treasure and an especially valuable pearl and one longer parable with an allego

People in biblical times appreciated a good meal Even when food was scarce providing a meal for others was a sign of one rsquo s generosity and hospitality The sacrifices that people offered in Old Testament times at the Jerusalem temple were essentially meals with God and God rsquo s people Whe

Today rsquo s selection from Matthew 13 continues Jesus rsquo Parables Discourse It contains two short parables mdash about a mustard seed and yeast mdash and a long parable with an allegorical interpretation mdash about the wheat and the weeds All three parables explicitly propose to tell us wha