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

Jesus was a masterful and effective storyteller He talked about nature and everyday life used short stories as vehicles for teaching about God rsquo s kingdom and got his listeners to think about it Today we begin a series of three Sunday readings from Jesus rsquo Parables Discourse in Matthew 1

This year the feast of the great apostles Peter and Paul supersedes the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time The readings for the Masses during the day and the vigil stress the complementarity between the two apostles The passage from Acts 12 shows how much Peter and others suffered for their fidelity t