"In the face of death, live humanly. In the middle of chaos, celebrate the Word. Amidst babel . . . speak the truth." These words were written by William Stringfellow over 40 years ago and they pretty much summarize the message of today’s gospel reading. In the face of a living death, the man was …
Artists of Faith
Today is the feast day of St. Luke, the Evangelist, "the beloved physician," as St. Paul calls him in our reading today from the Letter to the Colossians. Luke wrote one of the three 'Synoptic Gospels" and one can easily see it is the most artfully and best written of the three! It is a …
The Parable of Parables
The parable of the sower and the seed: We read it today from Luke's version (Luke 8:4-15). This is the parable of parables. It is the parable that provides the key to all Jesus parables! Because we hear from his mouth what is the purpose of parables and what is the pedagogy that Jesus employs. …
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